Zika Urosevic | Homicide Watch Chicagohttp://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/zika-urosevic/Latest news about Zika Urosevicen-usSun, 12 Feb 2017 13:15:31 -0600Ladarren Ball sentenced to 39 years for 2015 fatal shooting of Zika Urosevic in Humboldt Parkhttp://homicides.suntimes.com/2017/02/12/ladarren-ball-sentenced-to-39-years-for-2015-fatal-shooting-of-zika-urosevic-in-humboldt-park/<p>By JORDAN OWEN<br /> Chicago Sun-Times Wire<br /> <img src="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/chicago/files/2017/02/LadarrenBall-300x297-300x297.jpg" alt="Ladarren Ball | Cook County Sheriff&#039;s Dept." width="300" height="297" class="size-medium wp-image-24145" srcset="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/chicago/files/2017/02/LadarrenBall-300x297.jpg 300w, http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/chicago/files/2017/02/LadarrenBall-300x297-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Ladarren Ball | Cook County Sheriff's Dept.</p><br /> A man has been sentenced to 39 years in prison for the fatal shooting of <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/zika-urosevic/">Zika Urosevic</a> in the West Side Humboldt Park neighborhood in 2015.</p> <p><a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/suspects/ladarren-ball/">Ladarren M. Ball</a>, 32, was found guilty of murder Dec. 20, 2016, after a bench trial before Judge Vincent Gaughan, according to Cook County court records.</p> <p>About 6 p.m. Sept. 19, 2015, Urosevic was standing with a group of people in the 1200 block of North Keeler when Ball walked up and started shooting, authorities said at the time.</p> <p>Urosevic, 38, was shot in the back of the neck and died at the scene, authorities said. He lived in the Humboldt Park neighborhood.<br /> <span id="more-24143"></span></p> <p>Judge Gaughan sentenced Ball to 39 years in prison Tuesday, according to court records. He will receive credit for 495 days served at the Cook County Jail, and must serve three years of supervised release.</p> <p>Ball was booked into the Stateville Correctional Center to begin serving his sentence Thursday, according to Illinois Department of Corrections records. He previously served a 15-year sentence for 2nd-degree murder, a one-year sentence for possession of a controlled substance, and a one-year sentence for aggravated DUI.</p> Jeff MayesSun, 12 Feb 2017 13:15:31 -0600http://homicides.suntimes.com/2017/02/12/ladarren-ball-sentenced-to-39-years-for-2015-fatal-shooting-of-zika-urosevic-in-humboldt-park/Zika UrosevicLadarren BallNo bond for man charged with fatal shooting of Zika Urosevic in Humboldt Parkhttp://homicides.suntimes.com/2015/10/05/no-bond-for-man-charged-with-fatal-shooting-of-zika-urosevic-in-humboldt-park/<p><iframe src="http://homicides.suntimes.com/api/v1/homicides/1251.html" width="100%" height="350" frameborder=0></iframe><br /> Bond was denied Sunday for a man charged with the fatal shooting of <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/zika-urosevic/">Zika Urosevic</a> two weeks ago in the Humboldt Park neighborhood.<br /> <a href="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/chicago/files/2015/10/Ball-Ladarren-240x3001-240x300.jpg"><img src="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/chicago/files/2015/10/Ball-Ladarren-240x3001-240x300-240x300.jpg" alt="Ladarren Ball | Chicago Police" width="240" height="300" class="size-medium wp-image-13775" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Ladarren Ball | Chicago Police</p><br /> <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/suspects/ladarren-ball/">Ladarren M. Ball</a>, 31, was charged with first-degree murder for the shooting that happened Sept. 19, according to Chicago Police.</p> <p>The 38-year-old Urosevic was standing with a group of people in the 1200 block of North Keeler when two people walked up and started shooting about 6 p.m., according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.</p> <p>Urosevic, of the 4200 block of West Crystal, was shot in the back of the neck and died at the scene, authorities said.</p> <p>Ball, of the 200 block of North Leamington, appeared in bond court Sunday, where a judge ordered him held without bond, according to police and the Cook County’s sheriff’s office. He is due back in court Monday.</p> <p><em>--Chicago Sun-Times Wire</em></p> Jeff MayesMon, 05 Oct 2015 00:08:47 -0500http://homicides.suntimes.com/2015/10/05/no-bond-for-man-charged-with-fatal-shooting-of-zika-urosevic-in-humboldt-park/Zika UrosevicLadarren BallZika Urosevic fatally shot in Humboldt Parkhttp://homicides.suntimes.com/2015/09/22/zika-urosevic-fatally-shot-in-humboldt-park/<p><iframe src="http://homicides.suntimes.com/api/v1/homicides/1251.html" width="100%" height="350" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /> Zika Urosevic was killed in a Humboldt Park neighborhood shooting Saturday evening.</p> <p>The 38-year-old Urosevic was standing with a group of people in the 1200 block of North Keeler when two people walked up and started shooting about 6 p.m., according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner's office.</p> <p>Urosevic, of the 4200 block of West Crystal, was shot in the back of the neck, and was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.</p> <p>Police are investigating whether the shooting was gang-related.</p> <p><em>--Chicago Sun-Times Wire</em></p> Jeff MayesTue, 22 Sep 2015 16:29:25 -0500http://homicides.suntimes.com/2015/09/22/zika-urosevic-fatally-shot-in-humboldt-park/Zika Urosevic