Police search for women who beat, robbed 80-year-old man

An 80-year-old man was attacked and robbed by a group of young women whom he was giving a ride.
The victim offered a ride to the four women, all described as being in their 20s, who accepted and were inside his 1999 Toyota Camry when the attack occurred Tuesday afternoon.
At about 6:50 p.m., police said the women then turned on the man, beating him with a cane and dumping him on the street in the 6900 block of South Parnell Avenue before escaping in his car
The women also stole the man's wallet and cell phone, police said. He suffered only minor injuries and was taken to Mercy Hospital and Medical Center in good condition.
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Man shot and killed while sitting on park bench

A man was shot and killed Friday night while he sat on a park bench on the South Side.

Tyrone Robertson, 20, of the 10600 block of South Wentworth Avenue, was pronounced dead at Saint Bernard Hospital at 9:36 p.m. after being shot in the 440 block of West 72nd Street.

He was sitting on a park bench at Hamilton Park about 8:50 p.m., when shots rang out from behind the fieldhouse and struck him.
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3 shot in Englewood, from 16 to 80

Three people were wounded this afternoon in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side, including a 16-year-old boy and a man in his 80s who was sitting on a porch, authorities said.
The shooting happened at about 4 p.m. near the intersection of 70^th Street and Parnell Avenue. The third victims is in his 20s.
The victims were taken away by ambulance in serious to critical condition. Two of the victims were taken to Stroger Hospital and the third to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, fire officials said. The man in his 80s was not as seriously wounded as the other two, fire officials said.
UPDATE-  shooting leaves 1 dead, boy, 17, and man, 87, injured
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At least 5 shot in overnight violence on South Side

At least five people were shot and wounded in separate incidents on the South Side overnight, police said.
At 11:10 p.m. in the Back of the Yards neighborhood, a 27-year-old man was shot in the forearm in the 5200 block of South Justine Street, according to a news release from Chicago Police News Affairs. He was taken to Saint Bernard Hospital and Health Care Center where he was listed in good condition.
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At 11:50 p.m., a 17-year-old boy was critically wounded when he was shot in the head in the Englewood neighborhood. The teen was standing with a group of people in the 7000 block of South Eggleston Avenue when shots were fired and he was hit, according to a News Affairs release. The teen was taken in critical condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn. No one else was injured, police said.
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At 2:32 a.m. in the Parkway Gardens neighborhood, a 26-year-old man was shot multiple times as he was standing outside in the 400 block of East 65th Street, according to a News Affairs news release. He suffered gunshot wounds to his leg, hand and back. He was taken the Northwestern Memorial Hospital where he was listed in good condition.
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At 3:12 a.m. in the West Englewood neighborhood, two men were shot in the 7200 block of South Honore Street, according to a News Affairs release. An 18-year-old was shot in the back and a 28-year-old suffered a gunshot wound to his arm. Both went to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn. The 18-year-old's condition had stabilized; the 28-year-old was in good condition
No one was in custody for any incident and area detectives were investigating
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Police investigate double homicide in Englewood

Two men were found shot to death early this morning in the Englewood neighborhood, police said.

A little before 6:30 a.m., two men in their 20s were found shot to death in the 6900 block of South Stewart Avenue, according to police News Affairs Officer Veejay Zala.
The men were dead by the time officers arrived, he said.

One of the victims was found half-way inside a vehicle, he said.

No other information was immediately available.
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