Nacurvie Smith | Homicide Watch Chicagohttp://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/nacurvie-smith/Latest news about Nacurvie Smithen-usMon, 17 Nov 2014 22:14:15 -0600Three men charged with murder in Old Town shooting death of Nacurvie Smithhttp://homicides.suntimes.com/2014/11/17/three-men-charged-with-murder-in-old-town-shooting-death-of-nacurvie-smith/<p><img src="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/chicago/files/2014/11/Cobbs-Matthew.jpg" alt="Matthew Cobbs / Photo from Chicago Police" width="100%" height="auto" class="size-full wp-image-9073" /><br /> Matthew Cobbs / Photo from Chicago Police</p> <p>Three men have been charged with murder in the shooting death of <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/nacurvie-smith/">Nacurvie Smith</a> early Sunday in the Old Town community.</p> <p>Police found Smith, 27, shot multiple times inside a crashed vehicle in the 400 block of West Evergreen Avenue about 3:15 a.m. Sunday, authorities said.<br /> <span id="more-9072"></span><br /> <iframe src="http://homicides.suntimes.com/api/v1/homicides/820.html" width="100%" height="350" frameborder=0></iframe></p> <p>Smith, of the 1200 block of North Cleveland Avenue, died at Northwestern Memorial Hospital less than an hour later, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.</p> <p><a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/suspects/eddie-simmons/">Eddie Robert Simmons</a>, 21, <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/suspects/ahmed-walker/">Ahmed Martinez Walker</a>, 18, and <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/suspects/matthew-cobbs/">Matthew Cobbs</a>, 20, were seen leaving the scene of the shooting and were "quickly placed into custody on the Eisenhower Expressway (I-290), police said.</p> <p>Simmons, of the 3400 block of West 5th Avenue, Walker, of the 700 block of West 50th Place, and Cobbs, of the 2700 block of North Francisco Avenue, were each charged with first-degree murder, police said.</p> <p>All three are scheduled to appear in court Tuesday for a bond hearing.</p> <p>-- Sun-Times Media Wire</p> <p><img src="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/chicago/files/2014/11/Simmons-Eddie-Robert.jpg" alt="Eddie Simmons / Photo from Chicago Police" width="100%" height="auto" class="size-full wp-image-9076" /><br /> Eddie Simmons / Photo from Chicago Police</p> <p><img src="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/chicago/files/2014/11/WalkerAhmed-Marinez.jpg" alt="Ahmed Walker / Photo from Chicago Police" width="100%" height="auto" class="size-full wp-image-9077" /><br /> Ahmed Walker / Photo from Chicago Police</p> Michael LansuMon, 17 Nov 2014 22:14:15 -0600http://homicides.suntimes.com/2014/11/17/three-men-charged-with-murder-in-old-town-shooting-death-of-nacurvie-smith/Nacurvie SmithMatthew CobbsEddie SimmonsAhmed WalkerNacurvie Smith fatally shot in Old Townhttp://homicides.suntimes.com/2014/11/17/nacurvie-smith-fatally-shot-in-old-town/<p><iframe src="http://homicides.suntimes.com/api/v1/homicides/820.html" width="100%" height="350" frameborder=0></iframe></p> <p><a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/nacurvie-smith/">Nacurvie Smith</a> was shot to death in the Old Town neighborhood early Sunday.</p> <p>Police found Smith, 27, shot multiple times inside a vehicle in the 400 block of West Evergreen Avenue about 3:15 a.m. Sunday, authorities said.<br /> <span id="more-9051"></span><br /> After the shooting, the vehicle crashed into several parked cars before coming to a stop, police said.</p> <p>Smith, of the 1200 block of North Cleveland Avenue, died at Northwestern Memorial Hospital less than an hour later, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.</p> <p>Police said another vehicle was seen leaving the scene, but a description was not available.</p> <p>Nobody has been charged for the murder.</p> <p>Area North detectives are investigating.</p> <p>-- Sun-Times Media Wire</p> Michael LansuMon, 17 Nov 2014 16:22:16 -0600http://homicides.suntimes.com/2014/11/17/nacurvie-smith-fatally-shot-in-old-town/Nacurvie SmithWEEK IN REVIEW: 10 shot dead throughout Chicagohttp://homicides.suntimes.com/2014/11/17/week-in-review-10-shot-dead-throughout-chicago/<p>BY MICHAEL LANSU<br /> Homicide Watch Chicago</p> <p>Ten people were shot to death throughout Chicago last week.</p> <p>Five of the killings happened over the weekend, when at least 16 other people were wounded by gunfire.</p> <p>The most recent killing happened when police found 30-year-old <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/dalon-marquis-mobley/">Dalon Marquis Mobley</a> shot to death on a sidewalk in the 11600 block of South Racine Avenue in the West Pullman neighborhood about 5 p.m. Sunday, authorities said.<br /> <span id="more-9029"></span><br /> Mobley, of the 600 block of West 129th Place, died at the scene, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.</p> <p>On the Near West Side, a gunman opened fire during a party in a basement apartment in the 800 block of South Oakley Boulevard and shot 24-year-old <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/kendall-d-warren/">Kendall Warren</a> multiple times about 3:10 a.m., authorities said.</p> <p>Warren, who was shot at least once in the head, later died at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, authorities said.</p> <p>Two other men were critically wounded during the shooting, police said.</p> <p>On the Near North Side, police found 27-year-old <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/nacurvie-smith/">Nacurvie Smith</a> shot in a car that had crashed into several parked vehicles in the 400 block of West Evergreen Avenue about 3:15 a.m. Sunday, authorities said.</p> <p>Smith, of the 1200 block of North Cleveland Avenue, later died at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, according to the medical examiners' office.</p> <p>On Saturday, 33-year-old <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/zoraida-feliciano/">Zoraida Feliciano</a> was <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/2014/11/16/zoraida-feliciano-33-killed-in-humboldt-park-shooting/">shot in the head as she sat in a car parked in front of her home</a> in the 3700 block of West Potomac Avenue in the Humboldt Park neighborhood about 6:45 p.m., authorities said.</p> <p>After the shooting, an acquaintance attempted to drive Feliciano to Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center, but crashed before arriving at the hospital, according to a police report.</p> <p>Paramedics took Feliciano to Stroger Hospital, where she died early Sunday, authorities said.</p> <p>Also in the Humboldt Park neighborhood, 22-year-old <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/anthony-jackson-victims/">Anthony Jackson</a> was shot in the back while inside a vehicle in the 700 block of North Hamlin Avenue about 2:10 p.m. Saturday, authorities said.</p> <p>Jackson, of the 300 block of West Lexington Street, died at Mount Sinai Hospital less than an hour later, authorities said.</p> <p>On Thursday, police found a 20-year-old man shot multiple times inside a vehicle in the 5700 block of South Princeton Avenue in the Englewood neighborhood about 2:15 p.m., police said.</p> <p>The man was taken to Saint Bernard Hospital, where he later died, according to the medical examiner's office, which has not yet released his name.</p> <p>On Monday, 29-year-old <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/aaron-j-starling/">Aaron J. Starling</a> was shot in the back multiple times and police officers found him inside an apartment in the 2400 block of West Harrison Street about 12:45 p.m. Monday, authorities said.</p> <p>Starling, who lived on the block, was declared dead less than an hour later at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, according to the medical examiner’s office.</p> <p>On the Northwest Side, 31-year-old pizza deliveryman <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/abylbek-yzabekov/">Abylbek Yzabekov</a> was shot during an attempted robbery during a pizza delivery in the 5400 block of North East River Road, authorities said.</p> <p>Yzabekov, who lived on the block, died at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge at 4:22 p.m. Tuesday, according to the medical examiner’s office.</p> <p>The killing started when a gunman yelled gang slogans and shot 26-year-old <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/walter-velez/">Walter Velez</a> as he stood with friends in an alley in the 2100 block of North Merrimac Avenue in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood about 12:15 a.m. Monday, authorities said.</p> <p>Velez died at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood hours later, according to the medical examiner’s office, which did not release his home address.</p> <p>Additionally, 23-year-old <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/kyle-robertson/">Kyle Robertson</a>, of the 20100 block of Joy Lane in Lynwood, died Tuesday from injuries suffered when he was shot in the head and arm about 8:30 a.m. Nov. 7 in the 4700 block of South Western Avenue in the Brighton Park community, authorities said.</p> <p>Overall, the medical examiner’s office has ruled at least 391 Chicago deaths in 2014 a homicide — including 14 people killed by police.</p> <p>Chicago Police, <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/2013/12/30/homicides-why-do-chicago-police-and-the-medical-examiners-office-report-different-totals/">which counts murders different by following federal guidelines</a>, have ruled some of those homicides as involuntary manslaughter, justified self-defense or accidents.</p> Michael LansuMon, 17 Nov 2014 09:37:10 -0600http://homicides.suntimes.com/2014/11/17/week-in-review-10-shot-dead-throughout-chicago/Zoraida FelicianoAnthony JacksonDalon Marquis MobleyKyle RobertsonNacurvie SmithAaron J. StarlingWalter VelezKendall D. WarrenAbylbek Yzabekov