Jose Velasquez | Homicide Watch Chicagohttp://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/jose-velasquez/Latest news about Jose Velasquezen-usMon, 01 Jun 2015 08:19:40 -0500WEEK IN REVIEW: 14 killed in Chicago violencehttp://homicides.suntimes.com/2015/06/01/week-in-review-14-killed-in-chicago-violence/<p>BY MICHAEL LANSU<br /> Homicide Watch Chicago</p> <p>At least 14 people were killed throughout Chicago last week.</p> <p>Seven of the killings happened over the weekend, when at least 24 other people were wounded by gunfire.</p> <p>The most recent killings happened minutes apart on the West Side.</p> <p>A 53-year-old man was fatally shot in the 4900 block of West Lake Street in the Austin community about 7:10 p.m. Sunday, police said. The Cook County medical examiner's office has not yet released his name.</p> <p>Less than five minutes later, a 27-year-old man was shot while standing on a sidewalk in the 100 block of North Cicero Avenue in Austin, police said. The medical examiner's office has not yet released his name.<br /> <span id="more-11455"></span><br /> In the Chatham neighborhood, a 25-year-old man was standing in the 0 – 50 block of East 88th Street when a white van pulled up and a gunman inside opened fire about 12:15 p.m., police said.</p> <p>The man, who has not yet been identified, was shot three times and died less than an hour later at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, authorities said.</p> <p>On Saturday, 25-year-old <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/kevin-omalley/">Kevin O'Malley</a> was shot in the chest <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/2015/05/30/kevin-omalley-killed-in-lake-view-shooting/">during a cellphone robbery</a> in the 900 block of West Oakdale Avenue in Lake View about 2 a.m., authorities said.</p> <p><a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/suspects/kristopher-pitts/">Kristopher Pitts</a>, 22, of the 1100 block of North Central Park Avenue, was charged with first-degree murder and armed robbery with a firearm for the shooting, police said. <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/2015/05/31/prosecutors-kristopher-pitts-stole-cellphone-cash-then-fatally-shot-kevin-omalley-in-lake-view/">He was ordered held without bond Sunday</a>.</p> <p>In the South Shore community, 19-year-old <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/demetrius-p-hill-jr/">Demetrius P. Hill Jr.</a> was shot in the head in the hallway of a building in the 6800 block of South Ridgeland Avenue about 1:25 a.m. Saturday, authorities said.</p> <p>Hill, of the 7100 block of South Constance Avenue, was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he later died, according to the medical examiner’s office.</p> <p>In Pilsen, 43-year-old <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/rudy-avina/">Rudy Avina</a> was sitting at Simone’s Bar, a popular spot in the 900 block of West 18th Street, when <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/suspects/ulises-almaraz/">Ulises Almaraz</a> walked up behind him and <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/2015/05/31/prosecutors-jealous-knifeman-slit-rudy-avinas-throat-in-pilsen-bar/">slit his throat about 12:30 a.m. Saturday</a>, authorities said. Avina, who lived blocks way, was dead at the scene.</p> <p>Almaraz, of west suburban Berwyn, was ordered held without bond Sunday.</p> <p>In Little Village, 24-year-old <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/jose-velasquez/">Jose Velasquez</a> was shot in the back in the 2100 block of South Fairfield Avenue about 12:05 a.m. Saturday, authorities said.</p> <p>Velasquez, of the 2800 block of West 21st Street, died at Mount Sinai Hospital at 1:41 a.m., according to the medical examiner’s office.</p> <p>On Friday, 19-year-old <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/shaquon-thomas/">Shaquon Thomas</a> was in the 4800 block of North Kenmore Avenue when gunfire erupted about 1:35 a.m., authorities said.</p> <p>Thomas, <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/2015/05/29/rapper-young-pappy-shot-to-death-in-uptown/">who rapped under the name Young Pappy</a>, died at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center less than an hour later, authorities said.</p> <p>On Thursday, 52-year-old <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/john-l-rainey/">John L. Rainey</a> got into a fight with another man about 11 p.m. in the 300 block of North Menard Avenue in Austin and collapsed afterwards, authorities said.</p> <p>Rainey, who lived on the block, died at the scene, according to the medical examiner’s office.</p> <p>An autopsy determined Rainey died a “sudden death following scuffle” caused by hypertensive and heart disease. Diabetes was also listed as a contributing factor, according to the medical examiner’s office, which ruled the death a homicide.</p> <p>In West Elsdon, emergency crews found 22-year-old <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/carlos-herrera/">Carlos Herrera</a> and 49-year-old <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/maria-herrera/">Maria Herrera</a> inside their burning home in the 3600 block of West 55th Place about 2:50 p.m., authorities said.</p> <p>Prosecutors said 20-year-old <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/suspects/jose-guzman/">Jose Guzman</a> stabbed his aunt and cousin “<a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/2015/05/31/prosecutors-killer-left-bloody-footprints-then-hid-in-his-moms-closet/">because he wanted to steal their gold</a>.” Guzman, who was found hiding in a closet at his home in the 3800 block of West 55th Place, was ordered held without bond.</p> <p>On Monday, 17-year-old <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/ronnie-shaw-jr/">Ronnie Shaw Jr.</a> was walking in the 4900 block of West Erie Street in Austin when a gunman confronted him and shot him as he tried to run away about 7:50 p.m., authorities said.</p> <p>Shaw, of the 4900 block of West Ferdinand Street, died at Mount Sinai Hospital less than an hour later, according to the medical examiner’s office.</p> <p>In the Bronzeville neighborhood, 19-year-old <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/robert-richmond/">Robert Richmond</a> was in a vehicle in the 0-100 block of East 36th Place when a gunman in a passing vehicle opened fire about 5:25 p.m. Monday, authorities said.</p> <p>Richmond, of the 6100 block of South King Drive, was shot in the back and a family member took him to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, where he was declared dead at about two hours later, authorities said.</p> <p>The shooting happened less than a block from Perspectives/IIT Math and Science Academy at 3663 S. Wabash Ave. and about a block south of Chicago Police Headquarters at 3500 S. Michigan Ave.</p> <p>The killing started when 29-year-old <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/felix-diaz/">Felix Diaz</a> was shot while sitting in a vehicle in the 4100 block of North Hamlin Avenue in the Irving Park community about 2:30 p.m. Monday, authorities said.</p> <p>Diaz, of the 3300 block of West Belle Plaine Avenue, died at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center about two hours later, authorities said.</p> <p>Additionally, 33-year-old <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/kristopher-claybon/">Kristopher Claybon</a> died Saturday after being shot while sitting in a vehicle parked outside his home in the 5700 block of South Hermitage Avenue about 4:45 p.m. Feb. 16, authorities said. Claybon's death was ruled a homicide.</p> <p>In 2015, the medical examiner’s office has ruled at least 170 Chicago deaths a homicide, including one person fatally shot by police.</p> Michael LansuMon, 01 Jun 2015 08:19:40 -0500http://homicides.suntimes.com/2015/06/01/week-in-review-14-killed-in-chicago-violence/Rudy AvinaKristopher ClaybonFelix DiazCarlos HerreraMaria HerreraDemetrius P. Hill Jr.Kevin O’MalleyJohn L. RaineyRobert RichmondRonnie Shaw Jr.Shaquon ThomasJose VelasquezUlises AlmarazJose GuzmanKristopher PittsJose Velasquez fatally shot in Little Villagehttp://homicides.suntimes.com/2015/05/30/jose-velasquez-fatally-shot-in-little-village/<p><iframe src="http://homicides.suntimes.com/api/v1/homicides/1044.html" width="100%" height="350" frameborder=0></iframe></p> <p><a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/jose-velasquez/">Jose Velasquez</a> was shot to death in the Little Village neighborhood early Saturday.</p> <p>Velasquez, 24, was shot in the back in the 2100 block of South Fairfield Avenue about 12:05 a.m. Saturday, authorities said.<br /> <span id="more-11404"></span><br /> Velasquez, a truck driver, had parked his truck in a nearby lot then met his wife for for a meal. He was shot as they were walking back to their home, his stepfather, Jose Allende, <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-little-village-man-killed-met-20150530-story.html">told the Chicago Tribune</a>.</p> <p>Velasquez, of the 2800 block of West 21st Street, died at Mount Sinai Hospital at 1:41 a.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.</p> <p>Nobody has been charged for the killing.</p> <p>Area Central detectives are investigating.</p> <p>-- Sun-Times Media Wire</p> Michael LansuSat, 30 May 2015 13:08:05 -0500http://homicides.suntimes.com/2015/05/30/jose-velasquez-fatally-shot-in-little-village/Jose Velasquez