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16-year-old boy shot dead in Bronzville

A 16-year-old boy has died following a shooting on the South Side this morning.
The victim was shot about 5:50 a.m. in the 500 block of East 38^th Place.
He was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital where he died of his injuries

Man charged in '09 double homicide in Albany Park

Authorities have charged a 23-year-old man in connection with the 2009 slayings of a man and woman in the Northwest Side's Albany Park neighborhood.
Samuel Parsons-Salas, of the 3800 block of North Nordica Avenue, was arrested Friday and charged Saturday with two counts of first-degree murder.
The charges are in connection with the shooting deaths of Alex Santiago, 24, and his girlfriend Angelina Escobar, 19, in the 3500 block of West Sunnyside Avenue about 1 a.m. on Sept. 21, 2009.
Parsons-Salas is the second person charged in the case. In January of 2011, Christopher Doehring was charged with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of armed robery and two counts of home invasion. Authorities believe the pair entered the victims' apartment and made off with several possessions after the shootings.

Man, 20, injured in Southwest Side shooting

A 20-year-old man was shot in the Southwest Side's Gage Park neighborhood Saturday night.About 10:50 p.m., the man was shot in the arm in the 3100 block of West 52nd Street.
The man told police he heard gunfire while walking and felt pain in his arm. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where his condition was stabilized.

28-year-old man shot in Austin

About 4:30 p.m., a 28-year-old man was shot on the 5400 block of West Madison St.
He suffered wounds to the arm and a leg and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital where his condition was stabilized

23-year-old man shot in Garfield Park

A 23-year-old man drove himself or was driven to West Suburban Medical Center late this morning. Police were notified about 12:30 p.m. that the man had walked into West Suburban, and he told them he was shot in the 3900 block of West Ohio Street about 11:20 a.m.The man, who was in serious condition, suffered two gunshot wounds to the chest, and wounds to each arm, and was being transferred to Stroger

22-year-old man shot in Wrightwood

A 22-year-old man was wounded this morning in an apparent drive-by shooting on the city's Wrightwood neighborhood on the South Side
The shooting happened about 10:50 a.m. on the 8000 block of South Artesian Avenue.
The victim suffered a wound to his hand and was treated at the scene because he refused to be taken to a hospital

Man dies after falling from building in Gold Coast

A man died this morning after falling from a building in the city's Gold Coast neighborhood.
The incident, which police were investigating as a suicide, happened about 10:10 a.m. on the 200 block of East Superior Street.
The man, who had fallen from an unknown height, has not been identified.
Police said they were investigating the fall as a suicide.

52-year-old man shot during robbery in South Deering

At about 8:20 p.m. Friday, a 52-year-old man was shot during an apparent robbery in the 2600 block of East 106th Street in the South Deering neighborhood on the Far South SideUrsitti. The man was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn with a gunshot wound to the back. He was listed in serious condition

2 men shot in Bronzeville

A man in his 50s was one of two people critically injured in a shooting in the 200 block of East 35th Street in The Gap neighborhood on the South Side.Police said the two men were walking down the sidewalk near the entrance of a submarine sandwich restaurant when they became involved in an argument with a third person. The third person took out a gun and opened fire, striking the 55-year-old in the chest and his 25-year-old companion several times.
The two men were listed in critical condition at Mercy Hospital and were expected to be transferred to John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County.

29-year-old man shot in Belmont Gardens

About 3:40 a.m. Saturday, a 29-year-old man drove himself to Sts. Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center with a gunshot wound to the right hip. The man told police he was in a vehicle, stopped in the 3200 block of North Milwaukee Avenue, when someone pulled alongside him in another vehicle, shouted gang slogans and shot him

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.

37-year-old man shot in Austin

New Year's Day, a 37-year-old man was shot in the 1700 block of North Long Avenue about 8:50 p.m. He was treated at Mount Sinai Hospital for a leg wound.

Men charged in Sprint cell phone store robbery

Two Chicago men were arrested Thursday morning in Chicago Lawn and accused of robbing a Sprint cell phone store at gunpoint.
Omar Anderson, 20, and Victor Mayberry, 18, entered the cell phone outlet, 7920 S. Western Ave., in the morning armed with a gun, according to court records. The men then told two store employees to stuff cash from the register and as many cell phones, particularly iPhones, as they could into bags.
Prosecutors said one employee pushed the store's emergency alarm while another brought one of the men into the back of the store to collect more cell phones, and the two men then fled the store. Anderson escaped in a car but one employee gave chase in his car until an accident stopped him; police later caught up with Anderson in the 7700 block of South Western Avenue, where he was arrested.
Mayberry, who was charged with aggravated battery to a police officer, theft, and an aggravated unlawful weapons offense, was arrested in the 7500 block of South Western Avenue after he punched his arresting officer in the face and chest

Teen hijacks car, forces woman to call fiancé for cash

A  teen forced his way into a car in the Edgewater neighborhood and ordered a woman inside to call her fiancé to get cash.
Broderick Epps, 18, walked up to the car in the 1100 block of West Ardmore Avenue around 10:15 p.m. on New Year's Day.  He indicated he had a gun and then began driving around while demanding cash from an 18-year-old woman who was in the car.
The woman told Epps she did not have any money and he ordered her to call her fiancé.
Foster District police were flagged down by the fiancé, who told them about the call and that he was supposed to meet up with the robber. Officers went to the location and  spotted Epps walking north with the woman.
Epps saw the officers and ran, but he was caught in the 6400 block of North Sheridan Road and identified by the woman.
Epps, of the 4200 block of Main Street in Skokie, was charged with vehicular hijacking, vehicular invasion and unlawful restraint, all felonies

Man charged in series of robberies on the NW Side

A 49-year-old man who was arrested minutes after he tried to rob a Walgreens Drug Store on New Year's Eve has been charged in a series of similar robberies on the Northwest Side.
Robert E. Williams, of the 1000 block of North Kedzie Avenue, was charged with five counts of aggravated robbery and violating his probation.
Williams was arrested on New Year's Eve after he walked into the Walgreens store on the 2400 block of West North Avenue at 3:08 p.m.
After entering the store, he approached the cashier and announced that he was committing a robbery and implied that he had a weapon.
The 28-year-old cashier handed over cash to Williams who then left the store. As he tried to flee, two people who noticed what had happened, tackled the man and held him for police.
Shakespeare District officers then responded took him into custody. Police also found the money that he had just received in the robbery.
During the investigation police discovered that Williams had also been responsible for other robberies including the robbery of a gas station on the 2800 block of North Ashland Avenue on Dec. 29.
In most cases, Williams approached cashiers, supposedly to purchase items, and then announced a robbery.  In all of the incidents, Williams  threatened the victims by implying he had a weapon

30-year-old man shot dead in roseland

In the Roseland neighborhood about 1:15 p.m., a 30-year-old man was shot multiple times in the 300 block of West 114th Street. Officers responded to a call of a person shot and found the man with gunshot wounds to the back, face, hand and buttocks.
He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in serious condition and later pronounced dead

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Man shot by Police in Park Manor

Just past midnight, a probationary police officer shot a man who raised a gun toward him after he and other officers saw him firing shots near Marquette Road and Rhodes Avenue in the Park Manor neighborhood.
Fraternal Order of Police spokesman Patrick Camden said the man was celebrating New Year's Eve by firing shots even though he was on home monitoring for a conviction for unlawful use of a weapon.
“You gotta wonder, home monitoring for UUW. And he’s out with a gun and police saw him and he’s not gonna drop the gun," Camden said. "Typical New Year’s Eve (stuff)."
Police said the probationary officer, riding with a supervisor, saw the man firing the gun. They chased him and the man pointed a gun toward the officers. Officers opened fire and the man was hit at least once in the thigh. He was taken in good condition to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County.

Police shot 3 in Fernwood

Three of the people were shot shortly before 2 a.m. in the Fernwood neighborhood after officers heard gunfire in the 100 block of West 105th Street
Officers approached the front and back of a home after hearing shots and saw a person on the back porch holding a gun told the person to drop the weapon and he instead raised it toward police.
Police opened fire, hitting the person and two others, authorities said. Police recovered a gun from the scene.
No officers were injured.

2 dead, 1 hurt when car hits 'L' beam on Lake Street

Two people died and another person was critically injured in a fiery car crash on Lake Street in the West Garfield Park neighborhood this morning.
The crash happened about 4:40 a.m. in the 4500 block of West Lake Street under CTA tracks.
Police said the car hit a "L" beam and burst into flames. A spokesman for the Chicago Fire Department said two people died and another was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition.

Man dead, another wounded in Englewood

Someone walked up to a man standing outside a food mart and shot him in the head in Englewood about 8:20 p.m. Tuesday night.
Police said the shooter ran south and shot a 23-year-old man in the hip in the same block before fleeing south and firing at police who were stopped and talking to people on the street. 
 The 23-year-old was taken to St. Bernard Hospital and Healthcare Center and his condition had been stabilized.
The shootings happened on the 7100 block of South Vincennes Avenue at about 8:20 p.m.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Man held on $400K bail in sexual assault, robbery of woman

A Cook County judge on Tuesday set bail at $400,000 for a Chicago man who allegedly sexually assaulted and robbed a woman who was walking home from work early Monday morning.
The man, Devonte Willis, 20, was on probation for aggravated robbery at the time of the crime.
Willis allegedly pulled out a gun and demanded money and property from a 24-year-old woman who was  walking home from the Red Line stop at 63rd Street  around 5:40 a.m. Monday.

Willis took the woman’s cell phone and purse and told the her it was not enough, Dibler said. Willis then asked her what she was willing to do to save her life.

The woman began crying when Willis began touching her. He then forced her at gunpoint into a vacant lot and sexually assaulted her twice behind a large container.

He then took her state ID, $13 and a cell phone from her purse and told the woman he now knew where she lived so she should not call police.

The victim then ran home and called 911. Police responding to a flash alert of the offender, who was described as wearing a multi-colored Chicago Bulls skullcap, dark sweater and light-colored jeans, arrested Willis about four hours later on the sidewalk near his home in the 6200 block of South Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive.

Willis had the victim’s cell phone case with him and admitted to police that he had robbed and sexually assaulted the woman.

A mask that covered part of Willis’ face during the attack was recovered from his apartment and was identified by the victim.

Willis pleaded guilty in April to aggravated robbery and was sentenced by Judge Thomas Davy to 2 years probation with credit for 143 days served in jail