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Murder Charge Filed in Gresham Arson Fire That Killed Mom, 10-Year-Old Daughter
A 63-year-old man has been charged with murder and arson in a Gresham house fire that killed a mother and her young daughter last week. Reginald Brown was arrested Tuesday in connection to the Feb. 28 blaze in the 8600 block of South Hermitage Avenue, Chicago police announced Wednesday. Brown, of Gresham, was expected to appear in court Wednesday. The…
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Deaths of Mother, Daughter in Gresham Fire Ruled Homicides Due to Arson
The deaths of a mother and her daughter who were killed in a fire Sunday in Gresham have been ruled homicides. Ieashia Ford, 34, and her daughter Porche Stinson Ford, 15, both died of injuries from inhaling combustible products “due to house fire due to arson,” according to autopsy results released Tuesday by the Cook County medical examiner’s office. Their…
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2 Dead, Including 10-Year-Old Girl, in South Side House Fire
Two people were killed early Sunday morning in a fire on Chicago’s South Side, and NBC 5’s Lisa Chavarria has the latest details.