(Sun Times Wire) An elderly woman was shot to death and four people were wounded in shootings between about 1:30…
(Fox) The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is offering $25,000 for information about a pregnant 26-year-old Chicago letter carrier who disappeared…
(Fox) An elderly woman was found shot to death inside an apartment where a gunman had barricaded himself after shooting…
(Sun Times Wire) Two people were killed and 25 others wounded in a series of citywide shootings from 5 p.m.…
(ABC) A 15-year-old boy whose family moved to DeKalb to escape gun violence was fatally shot Saturday night in Chicago’s…
(Sun Times Wire) An elderly woman was shot to death and four people were wounded in shootings between about 1:30 a.m. and the final minutes of Monday on the South Side and West Side. An 89-year-old woman was found shot to death inside an apartment where a gunman had barricaded himself after shooting another woman…
(Fox) The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is offering $25,000 for information about a pregnant 26-year-old Chicago letter carrier who disappeared nearly two weeks ago. Police say Kierra Coles was last seen on Oct. 2 near her home in the South Side’s Chatham neighborhood. The woman’s mother, Karen Phillips, reported her missing on Oct. 4 after…
(Fox) An elderly woman was found shot to death inside an apartment where a gunman had barricaded himself after shooting another woman early Monday in the South Side Park Manor neighborhood. About 1:30 a.m., officers found a 39-year-old woman with a gunshot wound to her face inside a stairwell of a building in the 7000…
(Sun Times Wire) Two people were killed and 25 others wounded in a series of citywide shootings from 5 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday. In the course of the weekend, four people were shot Friday night, including three in a single shooting in Wicker Park; two homicides happened Saturday, when nine others were wounded…
(ABC) A 15-year-old boy whose family moved to DeKalb to escape gun violence was fatally shot Saturday night in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood on the West Side. Using “Shot Spotter technology,” officers responded to a shooting just after 11 p.m. in the 1100 block of North Long Avenue. The victim, identified as Anton L. Shaw, was…
(ABC) A portion of the I-57 expressway was shut down early Saturday following a shooting that wounded three people and left a vehicle crashed and littered with bullet holes. The shooting happened at 2:54 a.m. in the outbound lanes of the expressway between Kedzie Avenue and 159th Street in south suburban Markham, according to Illinois…
(Sun Times Wire) At least six people were wounded in a series of citywide shootings Friday during a 24-hour period. The last shooting wounded three men in the Wicker Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side. The men were walking at 11:24 p.m. in the 1300 block of North Damen Avenue when someone in a passing…
(Sun Times Wire) Four people were killed and six others wounded Thursday in 24 hours of citywide shootings, including a man fatally shot in an alley in the West Englewood neighborhood. Officers responding to an alert of shots fired shortly after 10 p.m. found the 20-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his abdomen in…
(ABC) The Chicago Police Board has ignored the recommendation of oversight officials and cleared an officer of wrongdoing in the shooting death of a 15-year-old boy six years ago. In a rare finding last year, the Independent Police Review Authority found Officer Brandon Ternand at fault for shooting Dakota Bright in the back of the…
(ABC) Live from the Oval Office, it’s Kanye West with a jaw-dropping performance. The rapper didn’t rap. But, seated across from President Donald Trump at the Resolute Desk, the musician delivered a multipart rambling monologue Thursday that touched on social issues, hydrogen planes, mental health, endorsement deals, politics and oh so much more. Seizing the…
(Fox) The handgun used to kill a Chicago police commander had once been bought and sold by an unlicensed gun dealer who federal authorities say described peddling guns “like an addiction.” The Chicago Tribune investigated the various sales of the gun that was used to kill Cmdr. Paul Bauer in February. The accused shooter, Shomari…
(Sun Times Wire) One person was fatally shot in Chicago over a 24-hour period Wednesday, marking the city’s quietest day in recent months. The day’s sole shooting reported to police occurred during the afternoon in the Washington Park neighborhood on the South Side and was a homicide, according to Chicago police. Ramon Edward Dobine, 22,…
(Fox) Gun violence in the city claimed at least one life and wounded seven other people Tuesday, including a man who was wheelchair-bound. From midnight to just after 11 p.m., eight people were shot, one fatally, according to Chicago police. The last shooting wounded a disabled 52-year-old man who was caught in the crossfire of…
(Sun Times Wire) A 52-year-old disabled man was shot in the face late Tuesday in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side. At 11:07 p.m., the man was in the 300 block of East 47th Street when a male fired a shot at someone else and wounded the 52-year-old instead, according to Chicago police. The…
(Fox) A fourth person has been charged with attacking a trio of Chicago police officers Monday afternoon and locking them inside a home in the South Side Englewood neighborhood. About 2:30 p.m., police were arresting a person for spitting into an officer’s face in the 7000 block of South Throop when another person came up…
On Monday in Chicago one man was killed and 8 others were wounded in shootings across the city. To date 2373, people have been shot and 1984, were wounded and 389, have been killed, total homicides 453. Officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert on the 600 Block of East 115th St and discovered three men…
(Fox) A 16-year-old boy was shot to death Monday night in the Montclare neighborhood on the Northwest Side. The teen was standing outside when a silver vehicle drove by and someone inside fired shots, striking him in the chest at 10:26 p.m. in the 3000 block of North Rutherford, according to Chicago police. He was…
(Fox) Three people have been killed and at least 13 others wounded in shootings throughout Chicago since 5 p.m. Friday, including a toddler shot dead in the Hermosa neighborhood on the Northwest Side. An unknown person unleashed gunfire on the 2-year-old boy and a young man at 10:17 p.m. Saturday, killing the child and marking…
(Fox) Three men were shot early Monday in the Pullman neighborhood on the Far South Side. Officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert and found three men shot inside a vehicle at 2:48 a.m. in the 600 block of East 115th Street, according to Chicago police. A 30-year-old man was shot multiple times in his stomach…
(Sun Times Wire) Gun violence took the life of a 2-year-old toddler boy and wounded eight others in 24 hours of citywide shootings Saturday. The boy was killed late evening in the Hermosa neighborhood on the Northwest Side. An unknown person unleashed gunfire on the toddler and a young man at 10:17 p.m., killing the…
(Tribune) The Hermosa neighborhood fell silent early Sunday, in the hours after a shooting during a fight killed a two-year-old boy. Identified as Julien Gonzalez by the Cook County Medical Examiner, the young boy lived in the Southwest Side’s Clearing neighborhood, in the 5500 block of West 63rd Place. He was on the sidewalk with…
(Sun Times Wire) A student of Butler College Prep died Saturday night from a shooting that also wounded a woman and man in the Riverdale community area on the Far South Side. James W. Garrett, 18, was at an outdoor gathering that the 48-year-old man and 20-year-old woman were also attending at 8 p.m. in…
(Sun Times Wire) A man was killed, and two others were wounded — including an on-duty Safe Passage worker — Thursday in a series of shootings over 24 hours on the South and West sides. Shortly before sunrise, a 24-year-old man was shot dead in the South Side Gresham neighborhood. Police responded to the 7800…
(ABC) Tips from south of the border led a new drug-fighting task force in Chicago to intercept two huge shipments of heroin during a 48-hour window last weekend, the I-Team has learned. Nearly 62 pounds of heroin was seized by the Drug Gang Task Force led by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration in Chicago. Once…
(Fox) From the moment Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke was charged with first-degree murder in the 2014 shooting of Laquan McDonald, the case has centered around the video. As attorneys prepare to make their final arguments on Thursday, the question is what jurors will think after watching the video repeatedly over the course of…
(Sun Times Wire) Three people were wounded Wednesday in a series of citywide shootings over a 24-hour period, including one teenager shot in his hand as he was standing in the West Rogers Park neighborhood. About 3:40 p.m., the 17-year-old boy was standing outside in the 6400 block of North Hamilton Avenue when someone approached…
(Sun Times Wire) A Brainerd neighborhood man with no criminal history has been charged with killing two men and wounding two others in a shooting early Monday in the Loop. Marquis Watkins, 39, faces two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder, according to the Cook County states attorney’s office. Watkins appeared…
(WGN) Chicago police say two murders committed within 36 hours and a half mile of each other in Rogers Park were likely committed by the same person with the same gun. “I can tell you that the shell casings found at both crime scenes… were found to be a match,” Chicago Police Department Supt. Eddie…
(ABC) A Chicago gunrunner is on the loose and his accomplice is in federal custody after authorities say the men pulled off one of the largest firearm heists ever investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The Chicago pair is accused of stealing nearly 370 guns on Sunday from a United Parcel…
(Fox) A person was shot by a southwest suburban police officer after rear-ending two police squad cars Wednesday morning in the Mount Greenwood neighborhood on the Far South Side. About 3 a.m, an Alsip police officer fired shots at a male during what was described as an altercation at the intersection of 115th Street and…
(Sun Times Wire) After the prosecution called one rebuttal witness to the stand, it rested its case in rebuttal, and the defense called no more witnesses. Jurors will hear closing arguments on Thursday. This morning, lawyers from both sides will discuss the critical instructions that will be read to the jury before they begin to…
(Sun Times Wire) Three people were killed and four others were wounded Tuesday in Chicago gun violence, including a man shot to death at the lakefront in Rogers Park. The man was walking on the Loyola Park bike path at 10:20 p.m. near Lunt Avenue when someone opened fire, according to Chicago police. He suffered…
(Fox) In a FOX 32 special report: a hidden battle behind the badge. The tragic trend of police suicides is hitting home in Chicago, with officers taking their own lives at alarming rates. FOX 32’s Elizabeth Matthews explains why the numbers are higher here than anywhere else. “He wanted to help everybody, he wanted to…
(Tribune) Four days after 76-year-old Vasudeva Kethireddy disappeared in early August, his son Shantan met with two brothers who lived in an Englewood apartment building his father owned. Elijah and Tony Green exchanged hugs and handshakes with the younger Kethireddy, sharing hopes for his father’s safe return. But the brothers knew his father was dead,…
(Fox) City gun violence escalated during the last half of this weekend, leaving six people dead and 15 others wounded in shootings between Friday evening and Monday morning. The most violent day was Sunday, when 13 people were shot and four were killed. It was a drastic increase from Saturday, when two people were wounded…
(Sun Times Wire) Two people were killed and two others were wounded early Monday when shooting erupted inside a vehicle traveling downtown on Michigan Avenue, police said. Five men were inside the car just after midnight as it traveled south in the 500 block of South Michigan, according to Chicago police spokesman Al Stinites. “Something…
Bloody Chicago Video: The summer has ended here in Chicago and the fall season has arrived. Over the four summer months, 159 people were shot and killed and nearly 1000 were wounded here on the bloody streets of Chicago. There has been a decrease in shootings and killings since the summers of 2016 and 2017 making this summer the least violent of the previous two summers. Even so it was still a violent and dangerous tour of duty.
Throughout this new fall video, I will introduce you to the 159 victims that were murdered on the bloody streets of Chicago this summer, they are known to most of the public only as numbers, these human beings have names and ages, I would like to now introduce you to them!
Vic Maggio
(Sun Times Wire) Only two people were shot in Chicago over a 24-hour period Saturday, marking a second day of a significant drop in daily gun violence as cooler temperatures moved through the area. The day before, on Friday, there was a 22-hour span when no one was wounded or killed by gunfire. That day…
