Man killed in holiday weekend violence

John Carpenter — Fri, 05 Jul 2013 11:36:53 -0500

On Wednesday night in the Woodlawn neighborhood, three men were shot about 7:25 p.m. in the 6600 block of South Champlain Avenue, police said.

All three men showed up at St. Bernard Hospital without the help of paramedics, police said. One of the men, 26-year-old Ernest McMullen of the 800 block of East 46th Street, was shot in the head and declared dead at 7:38 p.m., authorities said.

Another one of the men, an 18-year-old, was transferred to Stroger Hospital with a gunshot wound to the chest, police said. The third man, 19, was shot in the shoulder and was initially listed in “stable” condition.

The survivors were not cooperating with detectives, authorities said.

The violence began about 6:50 p.m. Wednesday when a gunman exited a green vehicle and shot 24-year-old Rayford Brown in the back in the 2400 block of East 79th Street, authorities said. Brown, of the 2400 block of East 77th Street, died at Northwestern Memorial Hospital at 7:27 p.m., according to the medical examiner’s office.

Man killed in South Side shooting

LeeAnn Shelton — Wed, 03 Jul 2013 21:50:43 -0500

A man was fatally shot Wednesday night on the South Side.

The man -- since identified as 24-year-old Rayford Brown -- was in the 2400 block of East 79th Street about 6:50 p.m. when a male gunman got out of a green car and started firing, authorities said.

Brown, of the 2400 block of East 77th Street, was shot in the back and taken to Northwestern University Medical Center where he later died, police said.

The shooter fled in an unknown direction and is not in custody Wednesday night, police said.

Area South detectives are investigating.

Rayford Brown | Homicide Watch Chicago

Man killed in holiday weekend violence

Man killed in South Side shooting