Teen sexually assaulted in Heart of Chicago neighborhood

A 16-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in the Heart of Chicago neighborhood Monday night.
The attack happened about 5 p.m. in the 2300 block of West Cermak Road, in an alley on the north side of the street.
She was pulled into the alley by two Hispanic men, each between the age of 20 and 27 years old.
One weighed between 170 and 190 pounds, had a medium colored skin complexion and dark hair with a mustache and a chest tattoo. He wore all black clothing.
The second man weighed between 180 and 200 pounds, had a medium complexion, a goatee, a tattoo around his left eye and wore a black leather jacket and jeans.

20 year old man shot dead in Heart of Chicago

One man, 20, was shot to death in the 2200 block of South Oakley Avenue in the Heart of Chicago neighborhood.
Police said a blue van pulled alongside him and someone inside opened fire, hitting him in the chest. He died at the scene. The shooting happened about 11:30 p.m.

No bail for man charged in 2012 double homicide

A judge denied bail today for an 18-year-old man accused in the fatal shooting of two men killed in 2012 during the NATO summit weekend in which at least a dozen others were shot and wounded.
Judge Maria Kuriakos Ciesil ordered Mario Gutierrez held on no bail during a hearing at the Leighton Criminal Courts building today.
Asst. State's Attorney Jamie Santini said one of the two shooters, Jesus Gutierrez, who was 16 at the time and who is Mario Gutierrez's brother, died in an unrelated motor vehicle crash after the attack in the 2200 block of South Leavitt Street about 12:45 a.m. on May 21, 2012.
Mario Gutierrez, 18, of the 1900 block of 21^st Place, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder, in the deaths of two men, identified by the Cook County medical examiner's office as Estaban Alvarez, 27, and Alejandro Munoz, 26.
The killings happened in the city's Heart of Chicago neighborhood and stemmed from a plan Mario Gutierrez and the three other suspects, all of whom are members of the Ambrose Street gang, hatched to travel into rival gang territory so they could shoot and kill members of the Satan Disciples street gang.
Alvarez and Munoz were sitting on a porch at the Leavitt address with several other people when the brothers and two others drove past and saw them. They pulled over and two suspects walked towards the victims, while carrying loaded firearms.
Mario Gutierrez got out of the car and walked down an alley where he acted as a lookout, watching for police, while the fourth suspect waited behind the wheel of the car.
The two shooters confronted the unarmed victims, pulled their guns from under their shirts and fired multiple times, leaving Munoz dead at the scene. Alvarez was shot in the abdomen and managed to flee into his home but he later died at Mount Sinai Hospital.
All four fled the scene in the same car, which was shown in video surveillance cameras pulling into the alley before the attack and then leaving shortly after the shootings.
After the murders, Jesus Gutierrez was identified in a photo array as one of the shooters but he subsequently died in an unrelated car crash.
Alvarez died of a gunshot wound to the abdomen while Munoz, of the 2300 block of South Oakley Avenue, died of multiple gunshot wounds. Both deaths were ruled homicides.
Jesus Gutierrez, also of the 1900 block of West 21st Place, was the sole occupant of an SUV that was northbound on Ashland when, for an unknown reason, he fatally smashed into the back of a parked semitrailer truck in the 2400 block of South Ashland Avenue on Dec. 24, 2012,

Shootings in Chicago October 26, 2013

17-year-old boy shot in Rogers Park

A  teenager riding a bike was injured when someone jumped out of a car in the Uptown neighborhood near Harry S. Truman College and shot him.
Police were called to the scene in the 1100 block of West Wilson Avenue about 7:15 p.m. and found a 17-year-old boy shot in the left knee. The victim was taken to advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where he was in good condition.
The teen was riding his bike west on Wilson Avenue when a vehicle pulled up and someone got out and started shooting at him. After the shooting, the attacker fled on foot

17-year-old boy and his 53-year-old man shot in Galewood

A 17-year-old boy and his 53-year-old uncle were shot in the Galewood neighborhood on the Northwest Side this morning.
About 3:10 a.m., someone firing a gun chased the 17-year-old into a backyard in the 2100 block of North Mulligan Avenue.
A bullet struck the teen in the lower back, critically injuring him. Another traveled through a door or a window and hit the boy's 53-year-old uncle, who was in his bed
The uncle was struck in the leg and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition. His nephew was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was listed in critical condition.

18-year-old woman shot in Heart of Chicago

At about 3:50 a.m., an 18-year-old woman was shot in the Near West Side's Heart of Chicago neighborhood . The woman was shot in the leg and taken to John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, where she was listed in good condition.

16-year-old boy shot in Englewood

About 9:15 p.m. Friday night, a shooter walked up to a 16-year-old boy and opened fire in the 6600 block of South Bell Avenue on the South Side. The boy was struck in the buttocks and taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center, where his condition was stabilized.

Man, 33, fatally stabbed ex-girlfriend

A 33-year-old west suburban man has been charged with murder in the fatal stabbing of his ex-girlfriend in the city's Heart of Chicago neighborhood early Sunday.
Emilio Izguirre, of the 3200 block of South Kenilworth Avenue in Berwyn, Ill., faces a first-degree murder charge in connection with the slaying of 26-year-old Joanna Lopez. He is also charged with home invasion causing injury.
Lopez, who police said was Izguirre's ex-girlfriend, was found fatally stabbed about 6:45 a.m. at her home in 1700 block of West 21st Place. She died on the scene

Shootings in Chicago August 17, 18, 2013

26-year-old man shot in Austin

A man was shot about 1 a.m. in the 5000 block of West Superior Street in the South Austin neighborhood on the West Side. The 26-year-old was standing in a group and told police he heard shots and felt pain. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition

24-year-old man  shot in Heart of Chicago

At about 3:45 a.m. a 24-year-old man was shot in the leg while he stood with a group of people outside a home in the 1700 block of West 19th Street in the Heart of Chicago neighborhood on the South Side. He was taken to John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital

14 year old boy shot in Lawndale

A  boy in his teens was shot about 5 a.m. Saturday in the 4000 block of West Grenshaw Street in the Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side. He was hit in the hand and foot and is in stable condition at Mount Sinai Hospital

17-year-old boy and 18-year-old man shot in  Little Village

A 17-year-old boy walked up to an 18-year-old man with a shotgun Friday night in the Little Village neighborhood, pointed the weapon toward his face and squeezed the trigger.
Within minutes, someone else who had seen the shooting shot the 17-year-old in the head and both young men shot are in critical condition at Mount Sinai Hospital.
Police said the two were found lying near each other in the 2600 block of South Ridgeway Avenue about 10:10 p.m. Both identify with conflicting gangs and were shot on a street painted with graffiti from those gangs, which use Ridgeway as a border.

19-year-old man shot in Austin

The latest shooting happened about 1 p.m. near the intersection of North and Leamington avenues in the city's North Austin neighborhood.
Preliminary reports said a 19-year-old man suffered wounds to his chest, arm and foot. He was taken to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood in serious condition

17 year old shot in Brainerd

Shortly after 12 p.m., paramedics responded to a shooting on the 9100 block South Elizabeth Street at Brainerd Park in the Brainerd neighborhood.
Paramedics transported a teen in serious-to-critical condition with multiple gunshot wounds to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.
Chicago Police Department News Affairs said the shooting happened on the 1200 block of West 91st Street and said the victim suffered multiple gunshot wounds to his body.

36-year-old man shot in Princeton Park

At about 2:10 a.m. a 36-year-old man was shot in the 200 block of West 94th Street in the Princeton Park neighborhood on the South Side. He was shot multiple times and was taken in critical condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center.

46 year old man shot in Humboldt Park

A man, 46, was shot about 2:09 a.m. in the 1100 block of North Kildare Avenue in the West Humboldt Park neighborhood. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, Gaines said. The man, who suffered a wound to his right forearm and a graze wound to his buttocks, told police he had been shot in a crossfire while sitting in a car. He then tried to drive away from the scene in the car, but it ran out of gas at Division Street and Karlov Avenue and he called police. Bullets from the shooting also damaged a house in that area

Three men shot in Lawndale

Three men were listed in critical condition after being shot about 12:45 a.m. in the 1200 block of South Lawndale Avenue in the Lawndale neighborhood. One was shot in the stomach, one in the back and one in the thigh and hand. Two 29-year-old men were being treated at Mount Sinai; a 24-year-old man was being treated at Stroger hospital.

2 men 18 and 30 shot in West Pullman

In  the 500 block of West 115th Street about 11:15 p.m. Saturday, two men, 18 and 30, were shot in the back as they rode bicycles. They told police they heard shots and felt pain and were taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in critical condition

Man shot in West Ridge

A man was shot about 10 p.m. in the 6000 block of North Sacramento Avenue. He made it to a Walgreens near Lincoln Avenue and Peterson Avenue and collapsed there, where authorities found him. He was shot in the side and was taken to St. Francis Hospital in Evanston in serious condition.

26-year-old man shot in Humboldt Park

At about 4:15 a.m. Sunday, a 26-year-old man showed up at Norwegian-American Hospital for treatment of a gunshot wound to his right thigh which he said happened in the 1500 block of North Talman Avenue in the city’s Humboldt Park neighborhood. No one is in custody for the shooting and the 26-year-old was not cooperating with detectives.

44-year-old man shot in Hegewich

A 44-year-old man was shot about 1:30 a.m. in the 2500 block of East 122nd Street on the Far South Side. The man was taken to Advocate Trinity Hospital, where he was listed in good condition.

 23-year-old woman shot in Austin

At about 12 a.m., a 23-year-old woman was shot in the back in the 1100 block of North Mason Avenue in the South Austin neighborhood on the West Side, police said. The woman was struck in the back and taken to John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, where she was listed in good condition

Shooting in Chicago June 19, 2013

 15-year-old boy shot in Belmont Cragin

The  shooting happened about 8:20 p.m. on the 1700 block of North Menard Avenue
In that shooting a 15-year-old boy suffered a wound to his abdomen. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where his condition was stabilized

Man shot in Back of the Yards

A man believed in his 50s was shot in the 5400 block of South Damen Avenue about 2:06 p.m.. The man was wounded in the jaw and leg and taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center, where his condition had stabilized

18-year-old man shot in Lawndale

An 18-year-old man was shot in the 1400 block of South Spaulding Avenue.
The 18-year-old man was shot in the leg and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where his condition was stabilized

Man shot in Englewood

At about 1:40 p.m., a man believed to be in his 20s was shot in the back on the 300 block of West 75th Street, said O'Brien.
He was taken to Stroger Hospital

19 year old man shot in Roseland

A man, age 19, was wounded in the 100 block of West 109th Place and taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in critical condition.
The man was believed to have been shot in the back of the head in the 10900 block of South Perry Avenue about 12:15 p.m

17-year-old boy shot in Heart of Chicago

At about 11:05 p.m. in the 1800 block of South Paulina Street in they city's Heart of Chicago neighborhood.
Someone inside a dark-colored vehicle opened fire hitting the victim, a 17-year-old boy, in the abdomen. Someone took him to University of Illinois Medical Center

Two 17-year-old boys shot in Chatham

Two 17-year-old boys were wounded in another shooting in the 8100 block of South Vernon Avenue at 9:08 p.m. One boy was shot in the neck while the other was shot in the back. Those boys were taken to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County where their conditions had stabilized

Person shot in Pilsen

In the East Pilsen neighborhood about 3:15 p.m., one person was shot in the 300 block of South Union Avenue,

28-year-old man shot in Heart of Chicago

Someone dropped off a man at John H. Stroger. Jr. Hospital of Cook County with a gunshot graze wound to the face about 3:30 a.m. Police said the 28-year-old wouldn't say where he had been shot, though officers heard gunfire in the area of 21st and Wood streets in the Heart of Chicago neighborhood not long before the man showed up at Stroger.
Police had stopped a maroon-colored SUV with bullet holes, broken glass and a flat tire a few blocks south, on Damen Avenue just south of Roosevelt Road in the Illinois Medical District neighborhood, but police said the two men in the vehicle, stopped by University of Illinois at Chicago police, were also uncooperative.

50 year old man shot in Heart of Chicago

A shooting in the Heart of Chicago neighborhood left a man injured Tuesday night.
The man, who is about 50 years old, was shot about 8:40 p.m. in the 1800 block of West 21st Place.
Someone shot the man in the shoulder.

Teen who killed boy, 14, wanted revenge for father's slaying

A reputed gang member was out to avenge the murder of his father when he opened fire at a group of teenagers walking in rival territory, fatally wounding a 14-year-old boy Sunday afternoon in the Heart of Chicago neighborhood.
Javier Garza, 17, flashed gang signs at a group of teenagers before jumping out a minivan and firing four shots, striking Michael Orozco three times in the back in the 2200 block of South Leavitt Street, prosecutors said. A 13-year-old girl walking with Orozco suffered a graze wound on her right leg.
A judge ordered Javier Garza held without bond on the first-degree murder charge, while co-defendant Damien Garza, the alleged getaway driver, was given a $1 million bond.
The two suspects, both reputed Latin Saints, drove into Satan Disciple territory to kill a rival as payback for the death of Javier Garza’s father, prosecutors said. Prosecutors did not disclose the father's name or when he was killed.
A witness in the area of the shooting was able to take down the license plate of the minivan and called 911 with the information. Police officers spotted the green minivan speeding east on Cermak Road and gave chase before the van crashed. The two suspects were arrested within minutes of the shooting.
Officers found a loaded .45-caliber handgun behind the driver’s seat of the minivan, prosecutors said. At the shooting scene, investigators found four .45 caliber cartridge casings and five bullet fragments. The minivan and the suspects were identified by the witnesses at the scene.
Multiple witnesses identified Javier Garza, of the 2900 block of North 75th Court in Elmwood Park, as the gunman and Damien Garza, of the 4500 block of South Wood Street, as the driver of the green minivan.
A third person taken into custody was released without charges.
Prosecutors said Damien Garza admitted to detectives that he and Javier Garza were driving around Satan Disciple territory and that he knew that Javier Garza was planning to shoot a rival gang member as payback for his father’s death. He also identified the gun recovered by police as the weapon used by Javier Garza in the slaying

Boy, 14 shot dead, 13 year old girl wounded in Heart of Chicago

Three people are being questioned about the fatal shooting of a 14-year-old boy as he walked out of a store with two teenaged girls in the Heart of Chicago neighborhood on the West Side.
Michael Orozco had just left the store at the corner of 23rd Place and Leavitt Street around 4:30 p.m. Sunday when a light green van passed, stopped and backed up. A gunman jumped out and fired at the three teens, then got back in and the van sped away.
Orozco was shot in the chest and pronounced dead at Mount Sinai Hospital at 4:56 p.m.

1 teen killed, 1 wounded in Heart of Chicago shooting

One man was killed and another wounded in a shooting in the Heart of Chicago neighborhood this evening.
The two victims were sitting in a car on the 2400 block of West Cermak Road just after 6 p.m. when another vehicle pulled up alongside them.
Someone then fired shots into the victims’ car.
One of the men was shot in the head, the other in the arm.
They took themselves to Rush University Medical Center, where the first victim was pronounced dead on arrival. The other man's condition had stabilized
The Cook County medical examiner's office listed the teen's age as 17 .
The 17-year-old was shot in the head, and an 18-year-old man sustained a gunshot wound to the arm

22-year-old man shot in Heart of Chicago

About 3:30 a.m., a 22-year-old man was shot multiple times in the abdomen in the 2200 block of West 18th Place in the Heart of Chicago neighborhood on the South Side. The man was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where his condition was stabilized.

19-year-old man shot in Heart of Chicago

A 19-year-old man was also shot Tuesday night in the Heart of Chicago neighborhood.
He was shot in the 2200 block of South Oakley Avenue, near the intersection with Cermak Road. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition

Car strikes utility pole on Damen, killing one

A motorist was killed this morning when a vehicle struck a light pole on South Damen Avenue in the Heart of Chicago neighborhood.
The crash occurred shortly before 4:30 a.m. in the 2400 block of South Damen.
One of the vehicle's occupants was dead on arrival, and two occupants were in good-to-fair condition but left without being transported to the hospital

17-year-old girl shot in Heart of Chicago

During another attack Friday night about 7:30 p.m. in the 2100 block of West 19^th Street, a 17-year-old girl who was outside with a group of people was injured when a gunman in a passing car fired several rounds and she was hit in the leg

Man shot in th Heart of Chicago

A  man in his 20s was shot about 3:30 a.m. in the 1700 block of South Wolcott Avenue

19-year-old man shot in Heart of Chicago

A 19-year-old man in a car with his girlfriend was shot in the 2300 block of South Leavitt Street about 8:40 p.m. in the Heart of Chicago neighborhood. Someone approached the car and opened fire, hitting the man and also striking the car. The man's girlfriend drove him to Mount Sinai Hospital. He was shot in the right side of his back

Police warn of Brighton Park, Heart of Chicago robberies

Chicago police are warning Brighton Park and Heart of Chicago residents after five robberies in the two South Side neighborhoods.
In a pair of robberies in the 4300 and 4400 South blocks of Western Avenue in Brighton Park, four people in a dark SUV approached their victims, displayed a handgun and demanded property.
The robberies happened within 45 minutes of each other – at 2:50 and 3:35 a.m. – on Oct. 1.
In another alert, residents north of Cermak Road between Paulina and Oakley Avenues in the Heart of Chicago neighborhood were warned about two robbers, both male blacks  between the ages of 18 and 22, about 5-foot-8 and 160 pounds.
The robbers either punched or pushed their victims.
Three robberies occurred between Sept. 29 and Oct. 1, according to police: On Sept. 29 at 11 a.m. in the 2100 block of South Paulina Avenue; in the 2300 block of West 19th Street about 4 a.m. the next morning; and on the 2100 block of South Damen Avenue on Oct. 1 about 9:20 p.m.
Police are asking anyone with information about the robberies to call Area Central detectives at (312) 747-8380.

20-year-old man shot in Heart of Chicago

A 20-year-old man was shot by someone in a dark sedan about 1 a.m. in the 2100 block of Wood Street in the Heart of Chicago neighborhood. Police said the man was asked "What’s up," with no mention of gang salutation or inquiry into his own possible gang affiliation before someone pointed a revolver at him and opened fire. A friend drove him to Stroger hospital, where his condition has stabilized