Off-duty officer shoots and kills burglar in Old Town Triangle neighborhood

Chicago police shot and killed a man in the Old Town Triangle neighborhood before midnight Saturday night.
The off-duty officer lives in the area and saw a man on the porch of a vacant apartment about 11:30 p.m., Fraternal Order of Police Spokesman Patrick Camden said. 
The officer called 911 twice during the incident, Camden said. 
He called out to the man to see what he was doing and the man replied "you don't want no part of me," Camden said. 
The man had a bag or sack over his shoulder and his hand on his waistband, Camden said, but repeatedly ignored the officer's commands to come down after he identified himself as an officer. 
"So he comes downstairs and the officer says, 'Let me see your hands.' The guy keeps telling him, 'You don't want no part of me,'" Camden said. "And a neighbor is standing there and tells him, 'He's a police officer, he's a police officer, show him your hands.'" 
The man turned down a gangway and started to walk away but the officer told him there was no way out of that gangway, Camden said. 
The man, in a dark gangway, grabbed his waistband and threatened to kill the officer while continuing to ignore the officer's demands to show his hands, Camden said. 
The officer opened fire after the man grabbed his waistband, striking the man, Camden said. He died at the scene, and the officer was not injured. 
It's not clear whether a gun was recovered at the scene.

Shootings in Chicago July 12- 13- 14, 2013

Man shot in Rogers Park

About 8:35 p.m. a man was shot in the 7600 block of North Paulina Street in the Rogers Park neighborhood. He was taken to St. Francis Hospital in Evanston with wounds to his legs.

Man shot in Old Town

A man was shot in the Old Town neighborhood before midnight. The man, in his 20s, was shot in the foot and taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital. The man wouldn't cooperate with investigators. He was shot near Hudson and Evergreen avenues

 60-year-old woman shot in Back of the Yards

A 60-year-old woman was shot in the chin about 4:50 a.m. in 4500 block of South Wolcott Avenue in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on the South Side. Police said she wasn't the target and are investigating whether she was stuck in crossfire between two shooters. She was taken to John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, where her condition has stabilized.

 33-year-old man shot in Humboldt Park

A 33-year-old man was shot in the left leg in the 1300 block of North Ridgeway Avenue in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on the West Side. He's at Stroger hospital, where his condition has stabilized.

17-year-old boy shot in Englewood

A 17-year-old boy was shot about 5:35 a.m. in the 7200 block of South Halsted Street in Englewood on the South Side. Someone walked up and shot him in the upper part of his right arm. He's in good condition at Saint Bernard Hospital

19-year-old woman shot in Austin

Someone shot a 19-year-old woman about 3 a.m. in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side. She may have been wounded in an exchange of gunfire between two people in the 800 block of North Parkside Avenue, police said. She was hit in the shoulder and taken to an area hospital.

2 boys, 14 and 15, shot in Englewood

Two boys, 14 and 15, were shot about 11:55 p.m. in the 5900 block of South Laflin Avenue in Englewood and were taken to Stroger hospital. The boys were both shot in their legs and are both in good condition

38 year old man shot in Garfield Park

Another man, 38, was shot about 11:30 p.m. in the 100 block of South Springfield Avenue in East Garfield Park on the West Side. He was hit in the leg and his condition has stabilized at Mount Sinai Hospital

72-year-old woman shot in Chicago Lawn

A 72-year-old woman sitting on her porch in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood on the Southwest Side was shot about 8:30 p.m. Police said she was not the target. She was hit in the arm and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital from the 6200 block of South Richmond Avenue

Man shot in Uptown

This evening, a man in his 30s was shot in the leg in the 5000 block of North Kenmore Avenue and taken to Weiss Memorial Hospital for treatment, where his condition had stabilized

Bicyclist killed in Old Town

Wednesday night, Robert Cann, 26, was riding in the 1300 block of North Clybourn Avenue when a southbound Mercedes sedan hit him, fatally injuring Cann, then another car.
The driver of the Mercedes is being questioned by police on suspicion of driving under the influence in the collission, which took place about 6:45 p.m. Wednesday.
Cann, of the 3200 block of North Southport Avenue, was pronounced dead at 7:05 p.m. at Northwestern Memorial Hospital
A Park Ridge man San Hamel has been charged with reckless homcide and aggravated drunken driving in the death of Robert "Bobby" Cann as he rode his bicycle Wednesday in Old Town

1 man shot, 1 man shot dead in Old Town

One man was shot to death and another seriously wounded in the Old Town neighborhood this evening, among at least four people shot since this afternoon in the city.
A man, age 31, was shot and a man, age 20, was shot in the back in an attack about 6:15 p.m. in the 1300 block of North Sedgwick Avenue.The 31-year-old was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where he was declared dead.
The other victim was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in serious-to-critical condition

2 men shot in Old Town

Two men, 36 and 39, were shot about 12:40 a.m. in the 400 block of West Evergreen Street in the Old Town neighborhood on the Near North Side. Both sustained leg wounds. The older was shot and taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital and the other man was grazed and treated at the scene

Police catch suspect in attempted rape on Near North Side

Chicago police arrested a 21-year-old man Sunday morning who they say dragged a woman in an alley and attacked her as she was jogging through the Old Town Triangle neighborhood.
The woman, in her 50s, was going for an early morning jog when her attacker approached and grabbed her about 7:30 a.m. in the 300 block of West Menomonee Avenue.
The man then dragged her into an alley as she screamed, police said. He allegedly told her to keep quiet or he'd kill her.
Two other joggers then passed by and caught the attention of the attacker. The suspect then ran away from the scene.
Meanwhile, Near North District Police Officer Matt Peterson was patrolling the area when he heard a flash message on his radio about a robbery in progress at the Menomonee address. The message indicated that the suspect fled west, then south from the scene of the crime, later categorized as an attempted criminal sexual assault.
Knowing that the attacker fled south from the scene, Peterson drove in his marked squad into the 1300 block of North Hudson Avenue, about three-fourths of a mile from the Menomonee address, and spotted a man in the courtyard of an apartment building who matched the description of the suspect. Peterson also noticed the man was breathing heavily.
Peterson, and two other officers who met up with him outside the building, then questioned him.
When confronted by officers, the man told them he had been involved in a fight.
The officers put the man in handcuffs and arranged for a police wagon to bring him to the crime scene on Menomonee. It was there where the victim identified the man as her attacker.
The woman, whose name was not released, was taken via ambulance to Northwestern Memorial Hospital for cuts to her hand, finger, elbows, knees and a bruise above one eye.
No charges have been filed as of Sunday afternoon against the man, whose name was also not released. Area North detectives were continuing the investigation while the man remained in the Near North District lockup.
update:
A man arrested Sunday near his Near North Side home has been charged in an attack on a woman less than a mile away.
Germaine Walker, 21, of the 1300 block of North Hudson Avenue, has been charged with unlawful restraint and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon in the attack about 7:30 a.m. Sunday on a woman jogging in the 300 block of West Menomonee Street,

Man stabbed to death in Old Town

Officers discovered a 22-year-old man with a stab wound to the chest at a residence in the 1400 block of North Sedgwick Street in the Old Town neighborhood at about 1:45 a.m.
The man, Maurice D. Wilson, was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 2:21 a.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. Officers immediately took a woman into custody

3 shot in Old Town

Three people were shot about 3 a.m. Sunday in the 1300 block of North Sedgwick Street in the Old Town neighborhood on the Near North Side. A 26-year-old man was shot in the chest and taken by Chicago Fire Department paramedics to Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
Two other men, 27 and 29, walked up to the same hospital with gunshot wounds. The younger man was shot in the arm and the older shot in the ankle. Police said the two would not cooperate with police. All three told police they "heard shots and felt pain."

Police seek car stolen in beating death case

Police released the description of a car stolen during an attack last month that killed a 62-year-old man in Old Town.
Harold Howell, of the Evergreen Tower II apartments on the 1300 block of North Cleveland Avenue, died April 19, 11 days after he was beaten during a home invasion.
On Thursday police asked the public's help in finding Howell's car, which was taken following the attack.
It is described as a black 2011 Chrysler 200 coupe convertible Touring Edition, with an Illinois license plate of X734415.
Anyone with information is asked to call Area Central detectives at 312-747-8380.

Man dies 11 days after being beaten in robbery at senior building

A 62-year-old man has died 11 days after he was beaten in a home invasion at a senior building in Old Town.
The death Thursday night of Harold Howell, of the Evergreen Tower II apartments, 1343 N. Cleveland Ave., was declared a homicide after an autopsy that determined he died from multiple injuries following an assault.
Howell was declared dead at 11:12 p.m. Thursday at Northwestern Memorial Hospital after suffering multiple rib fractures and head trauma
Police were called to Howell’s apartment about midnight April 8 after he was attacked sometime between 11:30 p.m. and midnight.
Officers discovered Howell in the doorway of his apartment, suffering multiple beating injuries.
Before he had to be taken to Northwestern, Howell was able to tell officers he had been beaten up and robbed in his apartment, and several items taken.
But because Howell had to be sedated due to his serious injuries, detectives were unable to interview him to get more details about the attack

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No bail for suspect in iPhone robbery

A judge denied setting bail Wednesday for a man accused of snatching an iPhone from a 32-year-old man at knifepoint on the Near North Side Monday night.
Donell Winbush, 58, appeared in court today where a judge denied setting a bail for him. Winbush is charged with one count of felony armed robbery.
About 11:30 p.m. the victim was walking south on a sidewalk in the 1200 block of North Sedgwick Street when Winbush grabbed him and placed what the victim thought was a knife to his neck, saying “Don’t move, give me your shit’’.
Winbush searched the victim’s pockets and took his iPhone as the victim broke free and attracted the attention of officers patrolling nearby.
Police saw him waving both hands frantically above his head in the middle of the street as Winbush ran away.
Officers gave chase and apprehended Winbush in an alley off Sedgwick. While officers were handcuffing him, they found he had an iPhone that had been taken from the victim,
Winbush was arrested at 11:45 p.m.

Old Town shooting leaves man seriously wounded

A 26-year-old man has been seriously wounded during a shooting in the Old Town neighborhood on the Near North Side late Tuesday. The shooing occurred at about 11:20 p.m.

The victim was exiting a vehicle in the 200 block of West Evergreen Avenue when a gunman on foot fired shots, striking the 26-year man several times in the back.
He was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in serious condition

Police seek van stolen after Old Town home invasion

A man and his 17-year-old wheelchair-using son were held at gunpoint by two men who then stole the family’s van Friday afternoon in the Old Town neighborhood.
The man, 70, was returning from buying food to his apartment in the 1300 block of North Cleveland Avenue about 4:45 p.m. Friday when he was confronted by two men in their 20s, one of whom had a 9mm handgun.
The two robbers went through the man’s pockets and took cash and other items, then demanded the man let them into his apartment.
In the man’s home, the two robbers bound the man’s son, 17, to his wheelchair using duct tape, and ransacked the apartment, stealing a television and other electronic equipment, police said. The robbers then fled, stealing the family’s burgundy 2000 Ford full-size van.
Police were alerted to the home invasion and arrived at the apartment, where the teen had freed one arm and was able to allow officers in, police said. It was not clear whether the boy's father also was bound in the home invasion.
Police did not have a detailed description of the robbers, and were not yet releasing the license plate number of the van being sought.