Police fire at gun-wielding man

Chicago police fired shots at a man who they said pointed a handgun at officers as he fled a domestic incident on the city's Far South Side.
The shots didn't hit the unidentified man, who was taken into custody after a brief chase.
Officers arrived at the home in the 10400 block of South Wentworth Avenue just after 6 p.m. Monday, when the man bolted out a back door, leading the officers to give chase.
During the chase, the man pointed a gun but didn't fire the weapon, police said. At least one of the officers opened fire.
BEAT 512

Teen shot, killed in Roseland

A 16-year-old boy was fatally shot in the back this afternoon on the South Side.
Larry Parks, of the 10100 block of South Yale Avenue, was shot in the 10500 block of South Lafayette Avenue, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.
Parks was pronounced dead at 4:48 p.m. at Roseland Community Hospital, a medical examiner's spokesman said.
Police responded to a shooting at 4:17 p.m. and found the teen shot in the back, according to police News Affairs Officer Ron Gaines.
No one was in custody and Calumet Area detectives are investigating, Gaines said.
SHOOTING  OCCURED IN THE 5th DISTRICT Beat 512 (Jan. 1, 2011-May 15, 2011)
Shooting- 6
Homicide- 0
Drug Arrests- 82
Robbery- 22
Gun Arrests-7

Man dies after being shot on Far South Side

A 21-year-old man died late Monday night following a shooting steps away from his residence in the Roseland neighborhood.
The victim was identified as Willie Cole III of the 10600 block of South Champlain Avenue, according to a spokeswoman for the Cook County medical examiner's office.
Officers responded shortly before 11 p.m. to a call of a person shot on the 10600 block of South Champlain Avenue, police said. When they arrived, they found Cole lying on the street with gunshot wounds to his neck and chest area.
Cole man was taken to Roseland Community Hospital where he was pronounced dead about 30 minutes later, police said.
As of 12:30 a.m., no one was in custody for the shooting. Calumet Area detectives were investigating.
SHOOTING  OCCURED IN THE 5th DISTRICT Beat 512 (Jan. 1, 2011-May 15, 2011)
Shooting- 6
Homicide- 0
Drug Arrests- 82
Robbery- 22
Gun Arrests-7