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No bond for West Side gang member charged with gunning down 14-year-old Marcus McCafrty in Austin

Jeff Mayes — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 14:56:35 -0600

By RUMMANNA HUSSAIN
Chicago Sun-Times

Michael Anderson | Chicago Police

A West Side man was ordered held without bond Friday after being charged with murdering 14-year-old Marcus McCarty in Austin last summer.

Cook County Judge Maria Kuriakos Ciesil noted the facial expressions 18-year-old Michael Anderson made in court showed that "he did not care" about the allegations against him in the Aug. 24, 2014, incident.

Anderson is the accused gunman in McCarty's murder.

Anderson got out of a car in an alley near the 1100 block of North Leclaire and fired at a group of people McCarty was walking with, Assistant State's Attorney Robert Kline said in court.

The teen was shot in the abdomen and back.

After the shooting, Anderson ran back to the alley and got into his car before driving away, Kline said.

Several witnesses saw Anderson with a gun that afternoon, Kline said.

Anderson also allegedly told someone he shot at the group because he thought they were rival gang members. The individuals who Anderson targeted ran, Kline said. Anderson said McCarty was the last one there, so he shot him.

Anderson, of the 3100 block of West Madison, later told detectives that he and others had discussed going over to that area to shoot rivals and that he was present at the scene of the shooting, Kline said.

Anderson is currently in prison serving a 15-month term for a weapons conviction.

He has several other prior convictions, including drug possession, possession of a stolen vehicle, and attempted aggravated robbery.

Mother: Slain Marcus McCarty, 14, wanted to be a lawyer

Michael Lansu — Mon, 15 Sep 2014 16:45:48 -0500

BY KALEY FOWLER
Homicide Watch Chicago

Marcus McCarty was looking forward to his first day of high school, his family said.

But Marcus, 14, never got the chance to walk those halls after being shot Aug. 24 in the 1100 block of North Leclaire Avenue in the Austin community, authorities said. Marcus died about an hour later at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County.

Marcus’ mother, Sandra Bronson, described Marcus as a responsible teen who helped out around the house and did chores for his grandmother. He also enjoyed reading, especially the “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” series.

Marcus wasn't always quiet, though, and his mother said he loved to debate and hoped to be a lawyer.

“Once he started talking he’d never shut up,” Bronson said. “He loved to debate and always wanted to have the last word -- always. I wish that he had gotten a second chance to be the lawyer he wanted to become.”

Bronson said Marcus had a close relationship with his family, especially his older brother.

Marcus McCarty / Photo from Facebook

“They were five years apart but Marcus really looked up to his big brother,” Bronson said.

Authorities said two males approached Marcus on the street -- about a block from his Austin home -- and one of them shot him in the back just before 3 p.m. After the shooting, the pair got into a dark Infiniti and drove away, police said.

“I’ve seen it on the news so many times but I never expected something like this to happen to me,” Bronson said. “It’s been terribly hard. I loved him with all my heart. My heart goes out to everyone that has had to walk in these shoes.”

Nobody has been charged for the murder. Area North detectives are investigating.

WEEK IN REVIEW: 12 killed in Chicago shootings

Michael Lansu — Mon, 25 Aug 2014 10:02:55 -0500

BY MICHAEL LANSU
Homicide Watch Chicago Editor

Twelve people were killed in shootings throughout Chicago last week.

Five of the killings happened over the weekend, when 42 other people were wounded by gunfire, authorities said.

Overall, three of the 12 victims were boys 14 years old or younger.

The most recent murder happened when 14-year-old Marcus McCarty was shot in the 1100 block of North Leclaire Avenue in the Austin community at 2:52 p.m. Sunday, authorities said.

McCarty, of the 1000 block of North Leclaire Avenue, died about an hour later at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

In the Little Village community, 16-year-old Victor Martinon was shot while talking with friends in the 2200 block of South Marshall Boulevard about 6 a.m. Sunday, authorities said.

Martinon, of the 2300 block of South Trumbull Avenue, was struck twice in the chest and died at Mount Sinai Hospital about 30 minutes later, authorities said.

In the Back of the Yards neighborhood, 40-year-old Quentin Graham, of the 700 block of West 50th Place, was fatally shot in the 800 block of West 50th Place about 2:45 a.m. Sunday, authorities said.

In the Auburn Gresham neighborhood, 30-year-old James McCoy was shot inside a lounge in the 8300 block of South Halsted Street, authorities said.

McCoy, 30, from downstate Peoria, was shot in the chest and died about an hour later at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, authorities said. Three other men were wounded in the shooting, police said.

In the Austin neighborhood, 33-year-old Andre Byrd, of the 200 block of North Kolin Avenue, was killed when gunfire erupted at a backyard party in the 5000 block of West Potomac Avenue about 2 a.m. Sunday, authorities said. Two other men, 35 and 36, were also wounded in the shooting, police said.

On Thursday, 52-year-old Michael Clark, of the 7200 block of South Paulina Street, was fatally shot in the 7200 block of South Winchester Avenue in the West Englewood neighborhood about 11:25 p.m. Thursday, authorities said. A 23-year-old man was also wounded in the shooting, police said.

In the Riverdale community, 21-year-old Jadon Johnson was shot while sitting in a parked vehile in the 13300 block of South Indiana Avenue about 12:10 a.m. Thursday, authorities said.

A relative drove Johnson, of the 700 block of East 89th Place, to Roseland Community Hospital, where he died a short time later, according to the medical examiner’s office.

On Wednesday, 9-year-old Antonio Smith was shot in the back yard of an apartment building in the 1200 block of East 71st Street in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood about 4:05 p.m. Wednesday, authorities said.

Antonio had ran out of his family’s apartment in the 1100 block of East 73rd Street after being told he couldn't have a cupcake, his mother said.

On Tuesday, 19-year-old Dorval Jenkins was shot in the 9900 block of South Calhoun Avenue in the South Deering community when the gunfire erupted about 10:15 p.m., authorities said.

Jenkins, of the 9700 block of South Calhoun Avenue, was shot multiple times and died at Christ Medical Center about an hour later, according to the medical examiner’s office. An 18-year-old man was also shot in the arm and a 17-year-old girl was shot in the leg, police said.

In Bridgeport, 84-year-old Chen Su allegedly fatally shot his wife Hsin Su, 84, during what police called a “domestic-related murder-suicide” in the 900 block of West 31st Place about 9 p.m. Tuesday, authorities said.

On Monday, police found 27-year-old Seadl Commings shot in the street in the 800 block of South Central Park Avenue about 11:35 p.m., authorities said.

Commings, of the 3600 block of West Polk Street, was shot in the chest and died at Mount Sinai Hospital less than an hour later, according to the medical examiner’s office.

The slayings started when 20-year-old Joel Wade, of the 7300 block of South Emerald Avenue, was killed in a drive-by shooting while standing on a sidewalk in the 7800 block of South Winchester Avenue about 10:25 p.m. Monday, authorities said. A 26-year-old man and a teenage boy were also wounded.

Overall, the medical examiner’s office has ruled at least 270 Chicago deaths in 2014 a homicide — including 11 people killed by police.

Chicago Police, which counts murders different, have ruled some of those homicides as involuntary manslaughter, justified self-defense or accidents.

Marcus McCarty, 14, shot to death in Austin area

Michael Lansu — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 22:30:28 -0500

A 14-year-old boy was shot to death Sunday afternoon in the Austin neighborhood.

Marcus McCarty was in the 1100 block of North Leclaire Avenue when two males approached and one shot him in the back at 2:52 p.m., authorities said.

After the shooting, the pair got into a dark Infiniti and drove away, police said.

McCarty, of the 1000 block of North Leclaire Avenue, died about an hour later at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.

Nobody has been charged for the murder.

Area North detectives are investigating.

-- Sun-Times Media Wire