28-year-old man shot in Austin

About 4:30 p.m., a 28-year-old man was shot on the 5400 block of West Madison St.
He suffered wounds to the arm and a leg and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital where his condition was stabilized

37-year-old man shot in Austin

New Year's Day, a 37-year-old man was shot in the 1700 block of North Long Avenue about 8:50 p.m. He was treated at Mount Sinai Hospital for a leg wound.

19-year-old man shot in Austin

A 19-year-old man suffered a graze wound to the cheek about 6:15 p.m. in the 1500 block of North LeClaire Avenue in the North Austin neighborhood

Man held without bail in slaying of girlfriend's ex-boyfriend

A West Side man has been charged with first degree murder in the Friday morning slaying of a man in the Austin neighborhood.
Shaughnessy Simms, Jr., 31, of the 5900 block of West Midway Park, was arrested Friday morning and charged in connection with the Friday shooting death.
The victim was identified by the Cook County medical examiner's office as 36-year-old Jermale Richardson, of the 5100 block of West Ohio Street, in Chicago.
The shooting occurred about 3:50 a.m. Friday on the first floor of a building in the block where Simms lived. At the time, police said the shooting may have been related to a domestic dispute.

36-year-old man shot dead in Austin

A 36-year-old man was shot to death around 3:50 a.m. in the 5900 block of West Midway Park in the Austin neighborhood. The shooting apparently happened in the first floor of a building and may have been related to a domestic dispute.
The man was dead on the scene. He was identified by family as Jermale Richardson.

17-year-old boy shot in Austin

A  17-year-old boy was shot in the leg about 1:10 p.m. in the 5000 block of West Lake Street in the South Austin neighborhood on the West Side. The 17-year-old heard shots and felt pain; no other details were available about the shooting. He was taken in good condition to Mt. Sinai Hospital.

Two charged in meat cleaver, stun gun attack

A Chicago Heights man and a South Austin woman both face attempted murder charges after they allegedly lured a man into the woman's apartment Friday and attacked him with a meat cleaver and a stun gun.
Brian Herman, of the 100 block of West Raye Drive in Chicago Heights, and Shaquietta Brison, of the 0-100 block of South Mayfield Avenue, were also charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon in connection to Friday's incident.
It is not clear why the 19-year-old victim ventured into Brison's apartment Friday, but once he was in there, Herman attacked him with a meat cleaver, screaming, "I'm going to kill your ass.
As Herman hacked at the man, Brison jolted him with a stun gun, Logan said.
Herman was ordered held in lieu of $750,000 Sunday, while Brison's bail was set at $100,000.
The victim was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital and treated for cuts to three fingers that were deep enough to require surgery to repair as well as abrasions to the face and fingers.
Police were alerted to the melee when a neighbor called 911.
Herman and Brison are also facing charges for filing a false report.
When police arrived, Herman and Brison told police that the victim had broken into Brison's residence and that Herman had attacked the victim because he choked Brison and was about to sexually assault her.
Brison later recanted and told police the true sequence of events

28-year-old man shot in Austin

In another incident, a 28-year-old man sustained a gunshot wound to the leg about 12:30 a.m. in the 1200 block of North Menard Avenue in the North Austin neighborhood on the West Side. The wound may have been self-inflicted

36-year-old man shot in Austin

A  36-year-old man was shot about 4:30 a.m. in the 500 block of North Pine Avenue, in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side.Police said the man was inside a vehicle when a second vehicle pulled up and at least one person inside opened fire. The man was struck in the hip and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was listed in good condition

1 shot 1 shot dead in Austin

Two men were shot about 1:25 a.m. in the vestibule of a building in the 300 block of North Central Avenue in the South Austin neighborhood on the West Side.
One of the men, 26, was struck multiple times in the abdomen. The man, identified as Deangelo Shelton, of the 3800 block of West Arthington Street, was pronounced dead at Stroger Hospital at 1:30 a.m.
The other man who was shot, a 25-year-old, was also struck in the abdomen. He was listed in guarded condition at Mount Sinai Hospital.
Police said the men had been inside the building when a gunman came inside with other people, opened fire, and fled.

26-year-old man shot dead in Austin

The fatal shooting happened about 1:35 a.m., in the 5600 block of West Bloomingdale Avenue.
The 26-year-old man sustained gunshot wounds to the chest and side and was taken in critical condition to Loyola University Medical Center

42-year-old man shot in Austin

About 12: 30 a.m., a 42-year-old man arrived at Our Lady of the Resurrection Hospital with a gunshot wound to the back. Police said the shooting happened in the 3800 block of West Diversey Avenue.The man was listed in serious condition.

22-year-old man shot in Austin

A 22-year-old man was shot in the shoulder  about 4 a.m. in the 100 block of North Lorel Avenue. The man was seated inside a vehicle with other people when a gunman on foot started firing shots at the vehicle.
The shooter fled the scene on foot. The 22-year-old man was taken to Stroger, where his condition was stabilized.

18-year-old man shot in Austin

An 18-year-old man was injured when someone in a car next to his fired shots at a red light in the Austin neighborhood early this morning.
About 3:40 a.m., the man was sitting in a vehicle, stopped at a red light, when a black vehicle pulled up next to it in the 5700 block of West Chicago Avenue on the West Side.
Someone in the black vehicle fired shots, striking the 18-year-old in the leg. He was taken to West Suburban Medical Center, where his condition was stabilized.

23-year-old man shot in Austin

At about 10:50 a.m. in the 5000 block of West Madison Street in the Austin neighborhood, a 23-year-old man was shot in the leg, police said. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was listed in serious condition.

Pizza robber tracked down on Facebook

A West Side man accused of stealing a pizza at gunpoint was tracked down by the phone number he used to order the football-shaped pie.
Jamokae Smith, 22, allegedly held the two people delivering his pizza at gunpoint on Nov. 9 in the 5000 block of West Wabansia Avenue in the North Austin neighborhood. As the delivery workers approached the home,  Smith emerged from a nearby gangway and pointed a gun at them while another robber ran off with the pizza and $13 cash.
Assistant State's Attorney Anthony Lucafo said in bond court Saturday that one of the victims searched the number used to order the pizza on Facebook and found Smith's profile with pictures of him. She recognized Smith as one of the robbers. Police arrested him Thursday.
Prosecutors charged Smith, of the 1700 block of North Linder Avenue, with armed robbery and aggravated robbery. The other person involved in the robbery hasn't been charged.

3rd man charged in 2011 killing of CPD officer

A third man has been charged in the 2011 killing of a Chicago police officer.
Alexander Villa, 25, has been charged with first-degree murder of a peace officer, aggravated battery and armed robbery with a firearm.
Along with Edgardo Colon and Tyrone Clay, both arrested Jan. 7, 2012, he is charged with killing Officer Clifton Lewis on Dec. 29, 2011 during a botched convenience store robbery in the 1200 block of North Austin Avenue.
Lewis, a tactical officer assigned to the Austin District, was working in the store that evening while off-duty, police said. In his eight years with the Chicago Police Department, he won 81 awards, including 70 honorable mentions and four department commendations.
Colon and Clay were each charged with first degree murder of a peace officer and murder while in commission of a forcible felony.

22-year-old man shot in Austin

A 22-year-old man went to Mount Sinai Hospital after suffering a gunshot wound to the left knee. The man told police he had been on the corner in the 400 block of North Lavergne Avenue about 12:30 p.m., arguing with several people, when he turned away, then heard a shot and felt pain

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54-year-old man shot in Austin

The most recent shooting was about 9:45 p.m. in the 5200 block of West Washington Boulevard. A 54-year-old was standing in front of a building there when two armed men approached him and one fired shots. He's in good condition at Mount Sinai Hospital

43 years old woman shot in Logan Square

Paramedics were called to the 3800 block of West Diversey Avenue in the Logan Square neighborhood and found a woman shot.
The woman was taken in serious condition to Advocate Illinois Masonic Hospital. It happened about 8:50 p.m. She is 43 years old

16 and 17 year old boys shot in Englewood

At about 8:15 p.m. in the Englewood neighborhood paramedics responded to the 1200 block of West 73rd Street and took two boys to John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital in good condition. The two, 16 and 17, were walking down the street when a car pulled up, someone stepped out and opened fire. The shooter got back in the car and fled

 29-year-old man shot in Longwood Manor

Paramedics were also called to the 9500 block of South Wentworth Avenue about 4:30 p.m. for a report of a person shot. The victim, a 29-year-old man, was taken to John H. Stroger Jr.Hospital of Cook County in serious condition

20-year-old man shot in Englewood

At 12:42 p.m., police were called to the 7100 block of South Emerald Avenue in the city's Englewood neighborhood for a report of a person shot at that location. The man heard shots and felt pain.
They found a 20-year-old man with gunshot wound to his thigh

Pedestrian killed by SUV, ruled homicide

The death of a 37-year-old woman who was found in an alley on the West Side was ruled a homicide, according to an autopsy.
LaTasha Amos, of the 4700 block of West Adams Street, was pronounced dead at 3:20 a.m. at Loyola University Medical Center.
Amos was found in an alley on the 1100 block of South Mason Avenue.
An autopsy determined that Amos died of multiple injuries after Amos, who was a pedestrian, was struck by an SUV. Officials ruled her death a homicide