Stanley Bobo | Homicide Watch Chicagohttp://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/stanley-bobo/Latest news about Stanley Boboen-usMon, 27 Oct 2014 17:03:03 -0500Comment of the Day: "My pain running deeper then [an] ocean"http://homicides.suntimes.com/2014/10/27/comment-of-the-day-my-pain-running-deeper-then-an-ocean/<p><a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/stanley-bobo/">Stanley Bobo</a>, 18, was fatally shot last week in the West Englewood neighborhood. Reader Letoya Brown posted this about him:</p> <blockquote><p>I love you baby brother<br /> My pain running deeper then a ocean<br /> Tears <img src="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/chicago/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif" alt=":(" class="wp-smiley" /></p></blockquote> Michael LansuMon, 27 Oct 2014 17:03:03 -0500http://homicides.suntimes.com/2014/10/27/comment-of-the-day-my-pain-running-deeper-then-an-ocean/Stanley BoboWEEK IN REVIEW: Eight killed in citywide violencehttp://homicides.suntimes.com/2014/10/27/week-in-review-eight-killed-in-citywide-violence-2/<p>BY MICHAEL LANSU<br /> Homicide Watch Chicago Editor</p> <p>At least eight people were killed by violence throughout Chicago last week.</p> <p>Four of the victims were shot dead over the weekend, when at least 29 other people were wounded by gunfire.</p> <p>The most recent murder happened when police found a 36-year-old man shot in the street in the 2100 block of West 18th Place in Pilsen about 9:30 p.m. Sunday, authorities said.<br /> <span id="more-8719"></span><br /> The man, whose identity was not yet being released, had been shot in the back of the head and died about two hours later at Mount Sinai Hospital, authorities said.</p> <p>In the South Chicago neighborhood, 17-year-old <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/marc-williams/">Marc Williams</a> was shot while walking in the 8200 block of South Houston Avenue about noon Sunday, authorities said.</p> <p>Williams, of the 8100 block of South Coles Avenue, died at Northwestern Memorial Hospital less than an hour later, according to the medical examiner’s office.</p> <p>On Friday, 39-year-old <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/charles-wright/">Charles Wright</a> was shot in the abdomen in the 5300 block of South Hoyne Avenue in the Back of the Yards community about 11:30 p.m., authorities said.</p> <p>Wright, of the 3100 block of West 71st Street, died about an hour later at Mount Sinai Hospital, according to the medical examiner’s office.</p> <p><a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/suspects/cliffon-johnson/">Cliffon Johnson</a>, 28, of the 5500 block of South Washtenaw Avenue, was charged with murder in Wright's death and is expected in court later Monday.</p> <p>In the Austin community, 23-year-old <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/denzell-franklin/">Denzell Franklin</a> was shot in a yard in the 5500 block of West Corcoran Place when multiple people opened fire from a sidewalk about 10 p.m., authorities said.</p> <p>Franklin, 23, of an unidentified home address, was shot in the face and armpit and died at the scene, authorities said. Another man, 24, walked to West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park with a gunshot wound to the arm, police said.</p> <p><a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/suspects/joshua-grayer/">Joshua Grayer</a>, 19, of the 1200 block of South St. Louis Avenue, and <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/suspects/jermaine-powell/">Jermaine Powell</a>, 19, of the 5900 block of West Huron Street, were each charged with first-degree murder and two counts of aggravated battery causing great bodily harm, police said. Both men are expected to appear in court Monday for a bond hearing.</p> <p>On Thursday, 42-year-old <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/tepete-davis/">Tepete Davis</a> and an acquaintance were shot during a robbery in the 7900 block of South Justine Street about 11:55 p.m., authorities said.</p> <p>Davis, of an unidentified home address, died at 1:08 a.m. Friday at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, according to the medical examiner's office.</p> <p>After the shooting, nearby police chased the two robbery suspects and shot one when he allegedly turned and pointed a dark object at officers, police said. <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/suspects/thomas-bishop/">Thomas Bishop</a>, 41, of the 8200 block of South Wolcott Avenue, was charged with first-degree murder and ordered held without bond during a Sunday hearing. It was not immediately known if he was the suspect shot by police.</p> <p>In the West Englewood neighborhood, 18-year-old <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/stanley-bobo/">Stanley Bobo</a> was standing by his car in the 1400 block of West 72nd Street when a van drove past and somebody inside opened fire about 7:30 p.m. Thursday, authorities said.</p> <p>Bobo, who lived on the block, was shot in the abdomen area and died about two hours later at Christ Medical Center, authorities said.</p> <p><a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/suspects/kwonte-hughes/">Kwonte Hughes</a>, 17, of the 6800 block of South Carpenter Street, was charged with murder and ordered held on $1 million bond Saturday.</p> <p>In the Grand Boulevard community, 44-year-old <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/reginald-boston/">Reginald Boston</a> was stabbed in the chest at a home in the 300 block of East 48th Street about 6 p.m. Thursday, authorities said.</p> <p>Boston, of the 3500 block of West 74th Street, died about an hour later at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, authorities said.</p> <p>An autopsy confirmed Boston died from multiple stab wounds and the death was ruled a homicide, but police said "all parties involved" remained on scene and no charges were pending.</p> <p>On Wednesday, police found the bodies of <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/matthew-stanton/">Matthew Stanton</a>, 28, and <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/suspects/peter-robert-costello/">Peter Robert Costello</a>, 17, inside the bedroom of a home in the 4100 block of West 63rd Street in Chicago Lawn about 4:15 p.m., authorities said.</p> <p>Police called the deaths a murder-suicide and an autopsy confirmed died from a stab wound to his chest and the death was ruled a homicide, according to the medical examiner’s office. Costello, 17, died from a gunshot wound to the head and his death was ruled a suicide.</p> <p>Both men lived on the block, according to the medical examiner’s office. The relationship between the two was not immediately known.</p> <p>Additionally, 21-year-old <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/kevin-roberson/">Kevin Roberson</a> died Tuesday morning from injuries suffered when he was shot in the neck in the 7200 block of South Artesian Avenue about 4:15 p.m. May 17, authorities said. An autopsy ruled the death a homicide.</p> <p>Overall, the medical examiner’s office has ruled at least 358 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, 27 Oct 2014 09:02:44 -0500http://homicides.suntimes.com/2014/10/27/week-in-review-eight-killed-in-citywide-violence-2/Stanley BoboReginald BostonTepete DavisDenzell FranklinKevin RobersonMatthew StantonMarc WilliamsCharles WrightThomas BishopPeter Robert CostelloJoshua GrayerKwonte HughesCliffon JohnsonJermaine PowellTeen charged with murder in West Englewood shooting death of Stanley Bobohttp://homicides.suntimes.com/2014/10/24/teen-charged-with-murder-in-west-englewood-shooting-death-of-stanley-bobo/<img src="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/chicago/files/2014/10/StanleyBobo.jpg" alt="Stanley Bobo / Photo from Twitter" width="225" height="300" class="size-full wp-image-8697" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Stanley Bobo / Photo from Twitter</p> <p>A 17-year-old boy has been charged with murder in the Thursday night shooting of <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/stanley-bobo/">Stanley Bobo</a> in the West Englewood neighborhood.</p> <p>Bobo, 18, was standing by his car in the 1400 block of West 72nd Street when a van drove past and somebody inside opened fire about 7:30 p.m. Thursday, authorities said.</p> <p>Bobo, who lived on the block, was shot in the abdomen area and died about two hours later at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, authorities said.<br /> <span id="more-8696"></span><br /> <iframe src="http://homicides.suntimes.com/api/v1/homicides/782.html" width="100%" height="350" frameborder=0></iframe></p> <p>Officers saw the van speeding away and attempted to pull it over. The van did not stop and crashed into several parked cars a few blocks away, police said.</p> <p>A 17-year-old boy attempted to run away, but officers arrested him nearby. The boy had been shot in the hand and was taken to Christ Medical Center for treatment, police said.</p> <p>Two handguns and shell casings were recovered from the van, according to a police source, who said it was unclear if the boy shot himself or if he was shot by somebody else in the van.</p> <p>The <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-teen-charged-murder-englewood-20141024-story.html">Chicago Tribune</a> identified the boy as <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/suspects/kwonte-hughes/">Kwonte Hughes</a> of the 6800 block of South Carpenter Street. He was ordered held on $1 million bond Saturday.</p> <p>-- Sun-Times Media Wire</p> Michael LansuFri, 24 Oct 2014 22:47:05 -0500http://homicides.suntimes.com/2014/10/24/teen-charged-with-murder-in-west-englewood-shooting-death-of-stanley-bobo/Stanley BoboKwonte HughesStanley Bobo killed in West Englewood shootinghttp://homicides.suntimes.com/2014/10/24/stanley-bobo-killed-in-west-englewood-shooting/<p><iframe src="http://homicides.suntimes.com/api/v1/homicides/782.html" width="100%" height="350" frameborder=0></iframe></p> <p><a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/stanley-bobo/">Stanley Bobo</a> was killed in a West Englewood shooting that left another man wounded Thursday night.</p> <p>The pair were wounded in a possible drive-by shooting in the 1400 block of West 72nd Street about 7:30 p.m. Thursday, police said.<br /> <span id="more-8687"></span><br /> Bobo, 18, who lived on the block, was shot in the abdomen area and died at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn at 9:23 p.m. Thursday, authorities said.</p> <p>The other man, also 18, was shot in the wrist and taken to Christ Medical Center for treatment, police said.</p> <p>Nobody has been charged for the murder.</p> <p>Area South detectives are investigating.</p> <p>-- Sun-Times Media Wire</p> Michael LansuFri, 24 Oct 2014 08:34:07 -0500http://homicides.suntimes.com/2014/10/24/stanley-bobo-killed-in-west-englewood-shooting/Stanley Bobo