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The family of a Chicago police officer, who was found dead inside his home on the city’s South Side earlier this week, are speaking publicly for the first time about his death. Family believes 46-year-old Titus Moore died from COVID-19 and told NBC 5 News he had been on medical leave from the department. Angelica Green and her uncle never…

The family of a Chicago police officer, who was found dead inside his home on the city’s South Side earlier this week, are speaking publicly for the first time about his death. NBC 5’s Vi Nguyen shares their story.

Family and friends of a Chicago police officer who was found dead inside his home are still waiting for answers from the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office on what caused his death. The officer was identified as 46-year-old Titus Moore, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. Moore was found unresponsive with no signs of trauma Tuesday morning...

Family and friends of a Chicago police officer who was found dead inside his home are still waiting for answers from the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office on what caused his death. NBC 5’s Vi Nguyen has the latest details.

A Chicago police officer was found dead inside his South Side home Tuesday morning.

A police officer was rushed to the hospital Monday evening after being dragged by a fleeing vehicle in the Roseland neighborhood on Chicago’s Far South Side, authorities said. The incident happened at approximately 8 p.m. at West 95th and South Lafayette streets, which is near the Dan Ryan Expressway and the CTA Red Line. According to police, officers were...

A police officer was reported to have non-life threatening injuries Monday evening after being struck by a vehicle during a traffic stop on Chicago’s Far South Side. NBC 5’s Alex Maragos reports.

A trio of convicted felons allegedly posed as police while abducting and robbing people at gunpoint in 2019. Their victims included a Naperville business owner and other wealthy people targeted in other suburbs, including Westchester and South Holland, according to a federal indictment. The defendants — Sedgwick Williams of Chicago, Ivan Ayers of Chicago, and Tai Hon La of Beach…

A Chicago family is demanding answers after a 74-year-old man was killed in a vicious attack. His niece is speaking out about the case in hopes that it won’t happen to another family. NBC 5’s Vi Nguyen reports.

Activists who protested in Chicago over George Floyd’s death and the killing by police of other Blacks across the U.S. filed a lawsuit Thursday accusing city police officers of brutally attacking and falsely arresting them during the demonstrations. In a 205-page lawsuit filed in federal court, more than four dozen people say officers responded to lawful demonstrations “with brutal,...

A 5-year-old boy was said to be in critical condition Monday evening after sustaining a gunshot wound to the head on Chicago’s Far South Side, authorities reported. At approximately 7:30 p.m. in the 200 block of West 115th Street, the boy was sitting on a couch inside a living room when witnesses heard gunshots and discovered he had been shot…

Charges have been filed against a man and a woman who were allegedly seen on video attacking two teens who wrote “Biden 2020” in chalk on the sidewalk earlier this month at a South Loop park. Lorena Petani, 64, and 21-year-old Lucio Zapata are each charged with misdemeanor counts of battery, Chicago police said. The incident, which occurred Nov. 4 in…

A 14-year-old girl and two adult men were shot while inside a dance studio Sunday night in the Chatham neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side, authorities confirmed. At approximately 9 p.m. an unknown individual or individuals fired shots from outside of Astronaut Flee dance studio, 211 E. 79th St., striking three individuals inside. A 14-year-old girl was taken to Comer...

A teenager accidentally shot a 12-year-old boy Saturday in Roseland on the South Side, according to police. About 7:30 p.m., the older boy, 13, was handling a gun when it went off inside a home in the 700 block of East 105th Place, striking the younger boy in the chest, according to Chicago police. The 12-year-old was taken to Comer…

The Chicago Police Department has received hundreds of complaints against its officers since late May, when demonstrations broke out in the wake of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, according to police officials.

In the face of millions of dollars in damage and stolen merchandise following looting this summer, a special task force was set up to track down the perpetrators. NBC 5’s Phil Rogers reports.

Six people who were arrested Friday following a rash of paintball shootings in Little Village and Lawndale have been released from custody, according to police. The six suspects were taken into custody Friday after seven people were hurt in paintball shootings within 24 hours in the police department’s 10th District, which covers Little Village and Lawndale. One of those people lost...

An attempted carjacking in South Shore Saturday led to a chase on the South Side which culminated in a shooting in South Chicago. About 1:25 p.m., a 32-year-old man was in his vehicle when a maroon-colored Kia Optima pulled alongside, Chicago police said. A person got out of the KIA and tried to take the man’s vehicle but was...

At least seven paintball attacks occurred throughout the city of Chicago in a recent 24-hour span on top of more than 100 similar incidents reported across the city in the past few months, police said Friday evening. At a 7 p.m. news conference at the CPD 10th District Police Headquarters, police announced six people were arrested and five paintball guns…

Chicago police announced a big break in the investigation into citywide paintball attacks as they reported several more incidents Friday. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports.