39-year-old manshot in Lawndale

In the Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side about 10:40 a.m. Friday, a 39-year-old man told police he was shot in the leg in the 500 block of South Sacramento Boulevard. The man did not call 911 when the shooting took place and instead went to Rush university Medical Center, where he was treated for his wound.

,27-year-old man shot dead in Lawndale

On Thursday night, 27-year-old Dennis Glover died when two people walked up and opened fire as he walked with his girlfriend on his block in the Lawndale neighborhood.
The shooting happened in the 700 block of South Kilbourn Avenue about 8:10 p.m. Glover was pronounced dead at Mount Sinai Hospital at 8:46 p.m.

50-year-old man shot dead in Lawndale

At , about 7:20 p.m., a 50-year-old man from Oswego was shot in the chest in the 1600 block of South Central Park Avenue. Two assailants gained entry to an apartment and, after a struggle, Elijah Johnson was shot.
Johnson was pronounced dead at Mount Sinai Hospital at 8:01 p.m

Man shot dead in Lawndale

Police are also investigating the death of a man whose body was found by a man brushing snow off his car in the Lawndale neighborhood.
At 7:30 a.m. the man called 911 after finding the body lying on a sidewalk in the 4300 block of West Cullerton Street.
The victim, Louis Berry, 24, of the 3200 block of West Potomac Avenue was pronounced dead on the scene at 7:48 a.m.,

Mother charged after 7-month-old baby found dead

A 25-year-old mother has been charged after her 7-month-old daughter was found dead in a car seat on top of a bunk bed in her Lawndale apartment.
Erica Hampton is charged with child endangerment resulting in death.  She is also charged with two misdemeanor counts of children endangerment in connection with her two other daughters, 2 and 6, who were left alone with the baby, Lamya Hampton, Wednesday afternoon in the 3700 block of West 13th Street.
"The arrestee left the victims unattended," a police report states. "Said actions caused the death of (Lamya Hampton) and endangered the lives and well-being" of her sisters.
An autopsy was conducted on Lamya today but the cause of death was pending further studye.
The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services said it was also investigating possible neglect in the baby's death, and added that it had no prior contact with the family. The agency said it has taken protective custody of the baby's two older sisters.
The baby was discovered after the 2-year-old left the apartment and walked across the hall and knocked on the door of a neighbor, asking for some food.
The woman gave her some cereal, then decided to check on the girl's two sisters. She entered the apartment but couldn't find the mother. Then she noticed the baby, 7-month-old Lamya Hampton, strapped into a car seat on a top bunk bed and wrapped in a snowsuit and blanketreport.
The baby appeared to be dead.
Less than half an hour later, Erica Hampton was stopped in a 1998 white Jeep Cherokee about two blocks away and taken into custody.

Man, 27, shot to death on West Side

A 27-year-old man was fatally shot while stepping into a vehicle in the Lawndale neighborhood Saturday afternoon.
Two men carrying handguns approached the man as he was entering a vehicle in the 3100 block of West Arthington Street about 12:30 p.m.
One of the men opened fire, striking the 27-year-old in the chest.
The man was identified as Gentilis Williamson, of the 3100 block of West Arthington Street. He was declared dead at 1:07 p.m. at Mount Sinai Hospital.
Police said Williamson suffered three gunshot wounds to the chest.
The assailants, who were believed to be about 18 to 20 years old, fled to a gray vehicle, which was last seen eastbound on Arthington

23-year-old shot in Lawndale

A 23-year-old was wounded in the back and right arm from shots fired from a passing car at about 5:12 p.m. in the 1600 block of South Christiana Avenue. The victim was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in serious condition.

Shooting in Chicago in the rain November 16, 17, 2013

29-year-old man  shot in River North

A 29-year-old man was shot early this morning as he drove in the Fulton River District neighborhood.
About 4:15 a.m., the man was driving in the 500 block of West Grand Avenue when a second vehicle pulled alongside and someone opened fire.
Despite sustaining four gunshot wounds, the man continued driving to the 1300 block of West Lake Street, where he parked the vehicle. He was with at least two other people.
The man then drove himself or was driven to Rush University Medical Center, and he was transferred soon after to John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County.
Police said he sustained two gunshot wounds to the arm and one each to the chest and abdomen. The wounds were described as superficial, and the man was listed in good condition.

21-year-old man shot in Brighton Park

Early Saturday morning, a man was wounded in a shooting on the Southwest Side in the city's Brighton Park neighborhood. That shooting happened about 3:25 a.m. on the 4100 block of South Western Avenue.
The victim, a 21-year-old man, was walking on the sidewalk when he heard gunfire and soon after felt pain.
He was driven to Mount Sinai Hospital by a friend who was at the scene. The man suffered a wound to his left torso and was listed in serious condition

3 shot on Dan Ryan Expressway

Three people suffered what were believed to be non-life threatening injuries when they were shot this evening on the Dan Ryan Expressway.
The three were shot on Interstate 94 northbound near 59th Street about 8:53 p.m.
The three went to St. Bernard Hospital and Healthcare Center on their own, where they were being treated for what were believed to be non-life-threatening injuries

3 people shot in Chatham

Three people were shot about 1:15 a.m. as they walked down the sidewalk in the 7500 block of South Ingleside Avenue. Someone in a dark-colored sedan opened fire, striking the ankles of a 16-year-old girl, a 19-year-old man and a 21-year-old man.
The girl was brought by ambulance to University of Chicago Medical Center, and someone drove the men to Jackson Park Hospital, Police News Affairs Officer Hector Alfaro said. Their conditions were stabilized.

21-year-old man shot in Back of the Yards

At about 2:10 a.m. someone opened fire on a car in the 1600 block of West 44th Place.
A bullet shattered the rear window of the car and struck a 21-year-old man in the head. The man was taken in critical condition to John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, where he was brought into emergency surgery

2 men shot in Lawndale

Two men were shot about 4 a.m. near the intersection of West Douglas Boulevard and South St. Louis Avenue.

48-year-old man shot during robbery in South Shore

About 3:30 a.m., a 48-year-old man was shot during a robbery in the 7800 block of South Burnham Avenue. The man was shot in the shoulder and taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where his condition was stabilized.

3 men shot in Austin

Three men were shot about in the 5100 block of West Maypole Avenue shortly before 2:30 a.m. A 33-year-old man was struck in the foot and lower back and taken in serious condition to Mount Sinai Hospital, a 25-year-old man was shot in the back and taken in serious condition to Stroger, and a 36-year-old man was shot in the leg and buttocks and taken to Loretto Hospital, where his condition was stabilized.

Man shot in Rogers Park

About 1:30 a.m., a man arrived at St. Francis Hospital in Evanston after being shot in the left leg near the intersection of West Jarvis Avenue and North Campbell Avenue. Further

29-year-old man shot in Austin

A masked gunman approached a 29-year-old man and opened fire about 9:50 p.m. in the 5200 block of West Congress Parkway, Alfaro said. The 29-year old was struck in the elbow and both thighs and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital. His condition was stabilized.

Shootings in Chicago November 4, 2013

Offender shot by victim during robbery

A man suspected of robbery who was shot by his intended victim was arrested overnight in Hammond.
The attack happened in the 2900 block of West Devon Avenue in the West Rogers Park neighborhood about 5:40 p.m.
The robbery suspect, 25, was taken into custody in the Indiana town of about 80,000 people just over the border from Chicago. He had walked into Franciscan St. Margaret Health hospital seeking treatment for gunshot wounds.
Also not clear is whether the robbery suspect was shot with his own weapon during a struggle or whether his victim used a different weapon. A 23-year-old man was also pistol whipped during the incident and taken to St. Francis Hospital in Evanston

22-year-old shot during robbery in Austin

About 8:40 p.m., a 22-year-old was shot in the Austin neighborhood during a robbery. He walked into Loretto Hospital and told police he had been shot near the intersection of Jackson and Lotus avenues. He’s in good condition

28-year-old man shot in Lawndale

At about 7:13 p.m., a 28-year-old man was shot on the 1600 block of South Homan Avenue in the Lawndale neighborhood. The man was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital where his condition had stabilized

24-year-old man shot in Austin

At 6:33 p.m., a 24-year-old man was shot on the 800 block of North Lavergne in the South Austin neighborhood, Hernandez said. The man was shot in the neck and was taken in serious-to-critical condition to Mount Sinai Hospital

21-year-old man shot in Bronzeville

At  6:09 p.m., a 21-year-old man was also critically injured in a shooting. That shooting happened on the 5000 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue in the Bronzeville neighborhood. The victim was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital for treatment.

23-year-old man shot in Gresham

The shooting happened at 5:06 p.m. on the 8700 block of South Racine Avenue in the Gresham neighborhood. A 23-year-old man was taken in critical condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center

33-year-old man shot dead in Lawndale

Around 3 p.m., a 33-year-old man was found shot in a vehicle in the 3300 block of West 16th Street in the Lawndale neighborhood.
The man was identified as Steven Noble, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. He was pronounced dead on the scene at 3:16 p.m.

Group tried to kidnap boy on West Side

Police have issued an alert after a group of people riding in a car and a van tried to lure a 10-year-old boy with candy in the Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side.
The boy was walking his dog near Ogden and Drake avenues around 9 a.m. Sunday when a man pulled up in a red two-door car with two other passengers inside.
The man told the boy to get in the car. Soon afterward, another man called out to the boy from a blue van and promised him candy if he got inside. The van had five other males inside.
The boy refused and ran home.
The man who called out to the boy from the red car was described as a black man in his 20s, with short black twists in his hair and one gold earring. Police said he had brown eyes and a medium complexion.
The man who called out from the blue van was described as a white man with a fair complexion between the ages of 20 to 30. He was bald and was wearing a yellow sweater with a red shirt underneath, light brown shorts and red and white Michael Jordan gym shoes. He appeared to have a knife in one of his gym shoes.
The passengers of the van where all black males and one of them had red markings on his face, possibly a tattoo.
The red care was a newer model with chrome rims that had spinners. The van had the word "dish" faintly visible on the side under a coat of blue paint

Shootings in Chicago October 8, 9, 2013

29-year-old man shot in Austin

At about 1:40 a.m., a 29-year-old man walked into Loretto Hospital after being shot in the ankle. The man told police he took a bus to the hospital after being shot in the 6400 block of West Addison Street

23-year-old man shot in Englewood

Tuesday night, in the Englewood neighborhood, a 23-year-old was shot about 9:25 p.m. in the 1200 block of West 73rd Place. The man was struck in the thigh and walked into St. Bernard Hospital and Health Care Center. He was treated and released.

25 year old man shot in West Pullman

About 8 p.m., in the West Pullman neighborhood, someone emerged from a gangway and shot a man in the knee in the 0-100 block of East 118th Place.  The injured man, 25, was taken to Roseland Community Hospital in good condition.

Man and woman shot in Back of the Yards

Two people were injured after being shot in the Back of the Yards Neighborhood.
A man and woman were standing with a group of people on the 5000 block of South Peoria Avenue when the shooting happened at 4:35 p.m.
A 25-year-old man was shot in the upper left leg and a 21-year-old woman was shot in the lower right arm.
They were shot after a gray colored SUV drove up and began firing at the group.
The victims were taken to St. Bernard Hospital in good condition

41-year-old man shot in Roseland

A  41-year-old man was shot while he was standing on a front porch on the 1100 block of West 112th Street.
The shooting happened at about 7:40 p.m. The man was shot in the leg and taken to Roseland Hospital where his condition had stabilized

16 year old shot in Roseland

A male was shot in the left leg at about 7:50 p.m. on the 11300 block of South Eggleston Avenue. The male, whose age was not immediately available, was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center where his condition had stabilized

Man shot in Washington Heights

At about 8:30 p.m. a man was shot in the abdomen on the 8900 block of South May Street. The man was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in serious condition

19-year-old man shot in Lawndale

About 9:10 p.m., someone in a light-colored van shot a 19-year-old man from about four feet away as he stood in the 2400 block of South Trumbull Avenue. The man was struck in the chest and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was listed in critical condition.
Police said the shooter and the 19-year-old had been in a fist fight earlier Wednesday.

Shootings in Chicago October 4, 5, 2013

23-year-old man shot in Garfield Park

A 23-year-old man was shot in the East Garfield Park neighborhood. The attack happened inside a party about 2 a.m. in the 3200 block of West Maypole Avenue. The man was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in serious condition.

35-year-old man shot in  Englewood

A 35-year-old man was shot in the stomach in the 1800 block of West 58th Street in Englewood. The shooting happened about 9:15 p.m. He was taken to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County in serious condition.

16-year-old girl and 22-year-old man shot in Lawndale

In an attack about 5:35 p.m., a 16-year-old girl and a 22-year-old man were shot as they sat on a front porch in the 3900 block of West Arthington Street in the Lawndale neighborhood. The girl was shot in the right knee and the man in the right leg, and both were stabilized at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital

15-year-old boy shot in Rogers Park

Another teen, a 15-year-old boy, was shot about 6:20 p.m. in the 7400 block of North Hoyne Avenue in the Rogers Park neighborhood. He heard shots and felt pain while standing in an alley and was taken to St. Francis Hospital in Evanston, where his condition had stabilized. The boy sustained lower back and leg wounds in the shooting.

3 men shot in Englewood

In an attack about 7:30 p.m. in the Englewood neighborhood, three people were shot near 69th Street and Harvard Avenue. Three people were shot, there.
A 25-year-old man was grazed in the face and taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, a 39-year-old man was grazed in the left leg and taken to Stroger hospital, and a 19-year-old was hit in the left leg and taken to Stroger Hospital in stable condition.

2 men shot in Englewood

2 men were wounded in a shooting in the city's West Englewood neighborhood.
That shooting happened about 11:51 a.m. on the 1700 block of West 64th Street.
A 23-year-old suffered a gunshot wound to his chest and was taken in serious condition to John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County. Another victim, 22, was shot in his shoulder and was also taken to Stroger, where his condition was stabilized

Shootings in Chicago September 28, 29, 2013

 39-year-old man shot in Lawndale

Earlier Saturday, a 39-year-old man was shot in the 1600 block of South Karlov Avenue in the Lawndale neighborhood. He had been shot after an argument with another man about 3 p.m., police said. He's in good condition at Mount Sinai Hospital.

34-year-old man shot in Ravenswood Manor

A shooting in the Ravenswood Manor neighborhood about 10 p.m. left a 34-year-old man wounded. The man was approached by four others in the 4700 block of North Sacramento Avenue and one fired, striking him in his lower right leg. His condition has stabilized at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center.

Man shot in Gresham

Early Sunday morning, about 4:50 a.m., a man in his 40s was shot in the 8000 block of South Loomis Boulevard in the Gresham neighborhood. He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center with a wound to his shoulder.

Man shot in Woodlawn

A  man believed to be 24-years-old was wounded this afternoon in a shooting on the South Side in the city's Woodlawn neighborhood.
The man was shot about 3:44 p.m. in the 600 block of East 67th Street.
The man suffered a gunshot wound to his thigh and was taken to Stroger Hospital where his condition was stabilized

Gunshot wounds claim man shot last week on West Side

A  30-year-old man died early this morning after being shot multiple times one week ago in the Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side, the second member of his family to die from gunshot wounds over the last several months.
Alphonso Love, 30, was pronounced dead at 12:22 a.m. Saturday at Mount Sinai Hospital after having been shot a week earlier on Sept. 21.
Love was getting out of a car about 1:25 a.m. when the shooter approached and opened fire in the 1200 block of South Kedvale Avenue. He suffered gunshot wounds to the abdomen, left arm, and right leg and was taken to Mount Sinai in critical condition
Police said Love's two sisters were shot at 11:25 May 17 outside a family prom party in the 1200 block of South Kolin Avenue; one of those sisters died. A third person, a 38-year-old man, was also wounded during the May shooting.
The May shooting occurred just blocks from the place where Alphonso Love was shot last weekend.
Quintana Love, 27, of the 1300 block of South Tripp Avenue, was pronounced dead at Mount Sinai Hospital at 12:10 p.m. May 25.
Police said at the time that Quintana Love had been shot in the neck, apparently with either an AK-47-style gun or one of two Tec-9 machine pistols police found discarded half a block away.
Her sister, a 38-year-old woman, lost a piece of her arm, and the 38-year-old man was shot in the back.

Shootings in Chicago September 23, 24, 2013

23-year-old man shot in Englewood

Shortly before 1:15 p.m. in the Englewood neighborhood, a 23-year-old man was shot on the 7200 block of South Wentworth Avenue.
Witnesses told officers that the victim was approached by an offender who asked if he could use the victim's cell phone
The offender then pulled out a gun and shot the victim three times on the face at close range. The offender then fled the scene.
The victim was taken in critical condition to John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County

2 men shot in Chatham

At  about 2:18 p.m. two men were shot on the 7900 block of South Langley Avenue.
One of them, a 19-year-old was shot multiple times and taken in critical condition to Stroger hospital. The other man, who is 22, was shot in the ankle and taken to Jackson Park Hospital in good condition.

39-year-old man shot in Jeffery Manor

A 39-year-old man was shot as he delivered food to a home in the 9900 block of South Paxton Avenue in the Jeffrey Manor neighborhood. A gunman emerged from an alley and opened fire about 10:36 p.m., striking the man multiple times. The offender then fled on foot.
The delivery man was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where his condition was stabilized.

40-year-old man shot in Garfield Park during robbery

About 12:20 a.m., a 40-year-old man was walking through an alley in the 3000 block of West Walnut Street in the East Garfield Park neighborhood when he heard someone announce a robbery behind him.
The man took off running but soon realized he was shot in the leg. He was taken to John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, where his condition was stabilized.

22-year-old man shot in Lawndale

About 6:21 p.m., a 22-year-old man was shot on the 1500 block of South Kedvale Avenue in the Lawndale neighborhood.
The victim suffered a wound to his thigh and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital where his condition was stabilized

Shootings in Chicago September 20, 2013

23-year-od man shot in Park Manor

About 2 a.m. Friday a 23-year-od man was shot in the side at 75^th Street and Michigan Avenue and taken in critical condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn

Male shot in Washington Park

At about 2 a.m. in the 6300 block of South Eberhart Avenue, a male was shot in the leg

 18 year old shot in Portage Park

In an attack in the Portage Park neighborhood, a man or boy was shot in the foot in the 3700 block of North Mobile Avenue about 1:52 p.m.

18-year-old man shot in West Pullman

In a shooting early this morning, an 18-year-old man was shot about 1:20 a.m. in the 12600 block of South Stewart Avenue in the West Pullman neighborhood on the Far South Side. The man, who was shot in both legs, was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center.

30-year-old man shot in Lawndale

At about 1:20 a.m., a 30-year-old man was shot as he walked out of a vehicle in the 1200 block of South Kedvale Avenue in the Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side. The man was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital and listed in serious condition.

41-year-old man shot in Gold Coast

Later this morning, about 4 a.m., a 41-year-old man was shot in the 0-100 block of East Chestnut Street in the Gold Coast neighborhood on the Near North Side. The shooter fled in a white car, and the 41-year-old was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in serious condition. Police said the shooting happened during an argument over a parking space.

Woman killed after Facebook dispute

A West Side woman killed another woman at a Homan Square gas station last month after the two had a fight on Facebook.
Khalila Southall, 30, is charged with first-degree murder  in the Aug. 26 shooting death of Lakeisha Tate, 28, at a gas station at 3357 W. Harrison St. Southall was arrested Sept. 3 in Rochester, Minn., on a murder warrant in the case, after fleeing there soon after the shooting. In a hearing midday today, Southall was ordered held without bail.
Tate, of the 300 block of South Hamlin Avenue, was inside the gas station about 1:40 p.m. Aug. 26 and tried to walk out after buying something when Southall confronted her.
The two began to fight in a doorway to the store, and as they were fighting on the ground, Southall pulled out a handgun and shot Tate. Several witnesses were only feet from the two women when the shooting took place, and it was captured on video from multiple angles.
Tate, who had been shot in the leg and torso, and left lying on the floor of the gas station, was taken to John H.Stroger Jr. Hospital, where she was declared dead at 5 a.m. on Aug. 27.
When Southall fled, she left behind an identification card. Police found two .25-caliber shell casings at the scene, and later found a .25-caliber semiautomatic handgun at Southall’s boyfriend’s home. At the home, investigators also found a red dress that matched that Southall was seen wearing in the surveillance video.
Investigators were able to obtain a warrant for Southall’s arrest, and when she was taken into custody in Rochester, they travelled there to interview her on Sept. 5.
Southall, of the 900 block of South Lawndale Avenue, told detectives that she and Tate had had a previous dispute on Facebook, and that they did not like each other. Prosecutors did not say what started the Facebook feud.
Southall also admitted to fighting Tate at the gas station and to having a handgun the day of the shooting. Multiple eyewitnesses identified Southall as the shooter after she was brought back to Chicago.

Lawndale man charged with shooting girlfriend on Christmas Day

A 22-year-old man is facing charges in connection with a shooting on Dec. 25, 2012 that critically wounded his girlfriend. Jesse Thomas, 22, of the 1800 block of South Karlov Avenue, was charged with attempted murder, aggravated domestic battery, and aggravated battery.
Thomas is accused of shooting a 27-year-old woman, who police at the time said was his girlfriend. She was shot in the head and critically wounded during an argument about 9:35 p.m. on Dec. 25 in the 1900 block of South Harding Avenue inside an apartment.

No bail for man charged with killing at 2012 birthday party

A  judge denied bail today for a man accused of fatally shooting a woman outside his 35th birthday party in the Lawndale neighborhood last year after she refused advances from someone else at the party
During a hearing today, Judge Israel Desierto denied bail for Tyrese Orr, 36, of the 1800 block of South Springfield Avenue.
Orr is charged with killing Michelle Gregory in the early morning hours of April 14, outside his birthday party in the 3900 block of West 19th Street.
The victim, 22, went out after work with two girlfriends and while she was driving around with them, they received a phone call from two males who invited them to a house party being thrown to celebrate Orr’s birthday.
Gregory and her friends did not know Orr and were introduced to him only as “Money’’.
While at the party, a man she did not know began flirting with her and she became uncomfortable because she had a boyfriend. Gregory and her friends went into a bedroom where Gregory tried to call her father and sister to ask them to pick her up. The man who had been flirting with her overheard her phone conversation.
Gregory and her friends decided to leave and went outside to wait for their work friends to see if they wanted a ride home, but Orr and the male who had been flirting with her came out of the house and went up to them.
Orr told Gregory that he heard she was trying to “ bring some people into his hood’’ and that she was disrespecting him before he pulled a gun and shot her three times.
When she fell to ground and was gasping for air, her friends tried to help her but Orr told them: “If you don’t get out of here you will end up dead like your friend’’.
Her friends fled, called 911 and flagged down a police car as they drove away.
Gregory, of the 7600 block of South St. Lawrence Avenue, was pronounced dead at 5:02 a.m. that day at Mount Sinai Hospital.
The victim's friends were able to identify Orr as the gunman when they were shown a photo lineup. A warrant for his arrest was issued Oct. 17, and he was arrested on Monday. Witnesses were able to identify him in a physical lineup.
Orr has a 2003 burglary conviction for which he was given 18 months of probation but when he violated the probation he was sentenced to three years in the Illinois Department of Corrections