Cops Release Video of Masked Suspect in Rogers Park Slayings, Say He Likely Lives in Neighborhood

Chicago police released new video footage Wednesday of a masked suspect wanted in connection to two fatal shootings in the North Side neighborhood of Rogers Park.

Two shooting deaths in just two days and a suspect is still on the loose have the North Side neighborhood on edge. 73-year-old Douglas Watts, 73, was killed on Sunday. Eliyahu Moscowitz, 24, was killed on Monday night. Police say bullet casings from both homicide scenes are a match.

Residents in Rogers Park were banding together to look out for one another after the violence shook the community.

Chicago police released new video footage Wednesday of a masked suspect wanted in connection to two fatal shootings in the North Side neighborhood of Rogers Park.

Community alert fliers with the suspect’s photo on it litter the street corners and police have stepped up patrols in the area.

"Maybe we should even move from this neighborhood," resident Taisiia Loginova told NBC 5.

"I used to take Greenleaf all the way down and take a bike road, now I get off over here," cyclist Araida Servellon said.

Some Loyola University students are afraid to leave campus.

"Even when you’re in a group it’s still nerve racking to walk outside," one student, who said her name was Zoe, said.

"If this continues, I’m not going to stay at this school," another, Hannah, said.

But amid the fear, there is resilience.

"I’m not going to stop living my life because something happened," nanny Keesha Hall told NBC 5. "Something happens everyday."

While police continue to search for the suspect, whose masked image is now burned into the minds of many, momentum for justice isn’t slowing down anytime soon.

"This is real and it’s right here," Loyola student Lia Jimenez said.

Police said Wednesday night at a community meeting that the suspect likely lives in the neighborhood.

Authorities say the suspect wanted in connection to the killings should be considered armed and dangerous. 

If you recognize the man in the video or have information about the killings, call Area North detectives at 312-744-8261. 

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