Bloody Chicago

Violent Father’s Day Weekend in Chicago, 54 Shot, 9 Fatally


BLOODY CHICAGO VIDEO: It was a very violent Father’s Day Weekend in Chicago, 54 people were shot, 9 of them fatally. There were also 2 mass shootings, in the first incident 6 people were shot and 1, was killed in the University Village neighborhood, and another 4 people were sho...

BLOODY CHICAGO VIDEO: It was a very violent Father’s Day Weekend in Chicago, 54 people were shot, 9 of them fatally. There were also 2 mass shootings, in the first incident 6 people were shot and 1, was killed in the University Village neighborhood, and another 4 people were shot in the little village neighborhood, and 3 more people were shot in the east Garfield park neighborhood. All within a 72-hour period here in Chicago.

Rappers Murdered

Rapper XXXTentacion Gunned Down in Florida

(AP)Troubled rapper-singer XXXTentacion was shot and killed Monday in Florida in what police called an apparent robbery attempt. The 20-year-old rising star, whose real name is Jahseh Dwayne Onfroy, was pronounced dead Monday evening at a Fort Lauderdale-area hospital, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said. He was shot earlier outside a Deerfield Beach motorcycle dealership. XXXTentacion…

Auto Accident

Boy, 9, Killed in Hit and Run in Burbank, Driver Still at Large

(ABC) A 9-year-old boy was killed and his mother and sibling were seriously injured Saturday night in a hit-and-run crash in southwest suburban Burbank. Police are still looking for the driver. “Heartless! A very heartless person. You know, not caring about anybody, not even himself,” said Loretta Harris, victim’s neighbor. Police said at about 9:45…

GUNS

Chicago Police Investigating how a Man got a Loaded Handgun into Belmont Lockup

(Tribune) Chicago police are investigating how a Humboldt Park man with a long criminal history got a loaded handgun past officers and into the police station lockup over the weekend. The .22-caliber handgun was discovered by a cleaner while tidying the holding cell at the police station at 2452 W. Belmont Ave., according to police…

Drug War

50 Charged with Heroin, Fentanyl Distribution on Chicago’s West Side

(ABC) More than 50 people were charged this week, including an alleged Mexico-based drug trafficker and other men from the Chicago area and Wisconsin, as part of a massive federal and state investigation into heroin and fentanyl sales on Chicago’s West Side, federal officials announced Wednesday. According to the federal complaints, the “Operation Full Circle”…

Chicago Shootings

1 Killed, 3 Wounded Tuesday in Shootings across Chicago

(Fox) One man was killed and 3 other people were wounded between midnight and 11:59 p.m. Tuesday in shootings across the city. The only fatal shooting happened in the Park Manor neighborhood at 2:32 a.m. Patrick Mason, 50, was sitting in the drivers seat of a minivan when a male fired shots, striking him in…

Chicago Murder Epidemic

Women Found Dead in Roseland Garage

(ABC) New property owners made a gruesome discovery Tuesday morning when they found a woman’s body in a garage. Neighbors said the woman’s body was discovered around 8 a.m. in the garage of a home in the 100-block of West 104th in the city’s Roseland neighborhood. Neighbors said it was found by new owners who…

Carjacking

Carjackings and Juvenile Suspects on the Rise in Chicago

(Tribune) Two summers ago when he was 16, the South Side teen carjacked a motorist at a gas station in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood, speeding away in the 2009 Kia Rondo. Now 18, he told a Chicago Tribune reporter that he considers cars to be status symbols. He’s kept ones he’s stolen for…

Chicago GANGS

Chicago Crime Commissions Unveils New 2018 Gang Book

(WGN) The Chicago Crime Commission is unveiling a new street-gang book that’ll serve as a guide for regional police and others keeping tabs on gangs. The official release of the 2018 Gang Book on Tuesday is the first time since 2012 the crime-prevention group has released a new Gang Book. The Associated Press obtained advanced…

Chicago GANGS

How Social Media is Fueling Gang Violence in Chicago

(ABC) Lamanta Reese lived much of his gang life in virtual reality, posting videos on YouTube of him and others taunting rivals. He died at age 19 in the real world, bleeding from his head onto a porch on Chicago’s South Side after one of those gang rivals, prosecutors say, shot him 11 times. Another…

Chicago Shootings

8 Wounded in Shootings Monday across Chicago

(Fox) Eight people were wounded in shootings across the city between 2 a.m. and 8 p.m. Monday. The most recent shooting left a 27-year-old man wounded about 7:55 p.m. in the South Side Kenwood neighborhood. The man showed up to Mercy Hospital with an apparent gunshot wound to the right leg after being shot in…

Chicago Shootings

1 Killed, 5 Wounded in Mass Shooting in Woodlawn

(ABC) One person was killed and five others wounded in a shooting in the Woodlawn neighborhood Sunday morning, Chicago police said. Police said the victims were standing outside in the 6400-block of South Eberhart Avenue when shots were fired at about 1:10 a.m. Police said it may have been a drive-by shooting and the victims…

Suburban Shootings

7 Wounded, in Shooting at Child’s Birthday Party in Aurora

(ABC) Seven people were wounded in a shooting in Aurora that apparently occurred during a child’s birthday party Sunday, police said. Police responded to a home in the 300-block of West Park Avenue just after midnight and discovered six people wounded, with a seventh person driven to a hospital by a relative. Investigators said the…

Chicago Shootings

4 Suspects in Custody after 2 People Shot in Hermosa

(Sun Times Wire) Four people were in custody after a shooting wounded a man and a woman Saturday night in the Hermosa neighborhood on the Northwest Side. About 8:20 p.m., people in separate vehicles started shooting each other in the 2000 block of North Keeler Avenue, Chicago Police said. A 24-year-old was shot in his…

Suburban Murder

Woman Found Shot to Death in Dolton Alley

(WGN) A woman whose body was found behind a Dolton garage Friday had been shot multiple times, according to media reports. The body was found about 10:30 a.m. Friday near 146th Street and Woodlawn Avenue in Dolton, Ill. Family told WGN News the person found was a female postal worker who lived in the south…

Chicago Police involved Shooting

Lawyers for the Family of Maurice Granton Jr. Demand Bodycam Video in Fatal Police Shooting

(Sun Times Wire) Lawyers representing the family of Maurice Granton Jr. gathered outside Chicago Police Department headquarters Saturday afternoon to demand the release of body camera footage days after an officer fatally shot the 24-year-old in the back last week in Bronzeville. Attorneys Antonio Romanucci and Andrew Stroth said the video will factor into the…

Chicago Shootings

3 Men Seriously Wounded in Gresham Shooting

(Sun Times Wire) Three men were wounded, two of them seriously, in shooting Sunday morning in the South Side Gresham neighborhood. At 6:42 a.m., the men were in the 7800 block of South Ashland when someone walked up and fired shots, striking them all, according to Chicago Police. They showed up at a Chicago Fire…

Police Involved Shootings

2nd Man in Custody after ATF Shooting in Gary

(WLS) A man who had been on the run after the shooting of an undercover ATF agent in Gary, Indiana has been taken into custody, the ATF said Saturday. Bernard Graham, 25, of Calumet City surrendered to federal authorities at about 12:15 p.m. Saturday, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Indiana said.…

Chicago Shootings

7 People Wounded in Shootings Thursday across Chicago

(Sun Times Wire) Seven men were wounded Thursday in shootings across Chicago, including four men wounded in separate double shootings in the South Side Bronzeville neighborhood. The last reported shooting of the day wounded a delivery man in the Rogers Park neighborhood on the North Side. About 11:45 p.m., the 57-year-old man was making a…

Chicago Shootings

Man Shot and Killed by Chicago Police in Bronzeville

(Tribune) Chicago police officer shot and killed a man in Bronzeville Wednesday night after he refused to stop running away and pulled a gun, authorities said. “An armed encounter between the offender and police ensued,” the police department said in a statement. “An officer discharged his weapon fatally striking the offender.” The department released no…

Chicago Shootings

1 Killed, 7 Wounded in Shootings Wednesday across Chicago

(Fox) One person was killed and seven people were wounded between 1:03 a.m. and 11:02 p.m. Wednesday in shootings across the city. The day’s only fatal shooting happened in the South Side Bronzeville neighborhood when a Chicago police officer fatally struck a suspect who ran away from police during a narcotics mission. The shooting happened…

Chicago Shootings

5-year-old Accidentally Shot by Brother in Ford Heights

(SUN TIMES WIRE) A 21-year-old man is facing charges after a young child accidentally shot another young child Monday in south suburban Ford Heights. Mikaehl Allen was charged Tuesday with misdemeanor counts of child endangerment and allowing a minor to access a firearm, according to the Cook County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities said Allen, who is…

Missing Chicago Women

4 Missing Chicago Girls may be Linked

(WGN) A Chicago pastor and West Side mother are seeking help finding young women and teen girls who have recently gone missing in the city. The duo, like many on the West Side, are wondering whether the cases could be linked. Since March, at least four women and girls have gone missing: Sadaria Davis, 15;…

Chicago Shootings

2 Killed, 7 wounded in Shootings Tuesday in Chicago

(FOX) Two people were killed and seven others were wounded Tuesday in shootings across the city. The most recent fatal shooting happened in the West Garfield Park neighborhood at 9:33 p.m. A 20-year-old man was found with a gunshot wound to his head in a backyard in the 4700 block of West Congress Parkway, according…