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2 Shot While Sitting in Living Room Mark 1st Chicago Shooting of 2021
Two people who were shot while sitting in a South Chicago living room just after midnight on New Year’s Day marked the first shooting of 2021 in the city, according to authorities.
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New Year's Day Shooting in South Chicago is City's First of 2021
Two people who were shot while sitting in a South Chicago living room just after midnight on New Year’s Day marked the first shooting of 2021 in the city, according to authorities. Sandra Torres reports.
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Attempted Carjacking Sparks Chase, Shots Fired in South Chicago
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...
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South Chicago Fire Leaves Woman Hurt, 7 Displaced
A woman was hurt and seven people were displaced in a house fire Sunday morning in South Chicago. The blaze was reported at 6:08 a.m. at a home in the 8300 block of South Colfax Avenue, according to the Chicago Fire Department. One woman was taken to South Shore Hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation, fire officials said. Seven…
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Girl in Serious Condition After Being Shot in Russell Park
Chicago police are investigating after a 10-year-old girl was shot in the back while playing with a group of friends on Wednesday evening. According to authorities, the girl was in a park in the 8300 block of South South Shore at approximately 8:14 p.m. when an individual walked up to the group and fired shots. Police say the girl was…
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Girl in Serious Condition After Being Shot in Russell Park
Chicago police are investigating after a 10-year-old girl was shot in the back while playing with a group of friends on Wednesday evening. NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter has the late breaking details.
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Man Charged With Attempted Carjacking of Off-Duty Corrections Officer in South Chicago
Charges have been filed against a man who was wounded in an exchange of gunfire while allegedly trying to carjack an off-duty law enforcement officer Thursday in South Chicago. David Hall, 19, is charged with one felony count each of attempted first degree murder, attempted vehicular hijacking and unlawful use of a weapon by a felon, according to a statement…
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3 Shot, Including 15-Year-Old Boy, in South Chicago
A 15-year-old boy was among three people who were wounded in a shooting Friday in South Chicago. They were standing on a sidewalk about 8:52 p.m. in the 8900 block of South Exchange Avenue when shots rang out, Chicago police said. The teen was struck in the arm and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition,…
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Suspect Charged in Murders of Two Teens
A suspect was charged Thursday in the murders of two teenage boys in the South Chicago neighborhood last weekend, according to police. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez reports
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Suspect Charged in Murder of Two Teens in South Chicago Neighborhood
A suspect was charged Thursday in the murders of two teenage boys who were fatally shot when they went to a store to buy snacks in the South Chicago neighborhood last weekend, according to police. Laroy Battle, 19, was arrested around 11:45 a.m. in Schiller Park Thursday after he was identified as the offender who shot and killed the two…
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Chicago Police Seek to Identify Suspect in Homicide of 2 Teens
The Chicago Police Department has released surveillance photos of a suspect sought in the fatal shooting of two teenagers in the South Chicago neighborhood. The two teenagers, 16 and 17 years old, were fatally shot in an alley at approximately 5:10 p.m. Saturday evening in the 7900 block of South Luella, police said. The 17-year-old man sustained a gunshot wound…
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5 Officers Hurt When Police Cars Crash on Chicago's Far South Side
Five Chicago police officers were injured when two squad cars collided into each other late Thursday night on the city’s Far South Side.
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5 Officers Hurt When Police Cars Crash on Chicago's Far South Side
Video shows the scene where five Chicago police officers were injured when two squad cars collided into each other late Thursday night on the city’s Far South Side.
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13-Year-Old Boy Charged With Crashing Stolen Jeep Into Police Car, 9 Other Vehicles
Three children, including one as young as 10, have been charged with speeding in a stolen vehicle Saturday and striking several cars, including a police officer’s, in the South Chicago neighborhood. A 13-year-old boy faces three felony counts of aggravated assaulted with a vehicle, a felony count of possession of a stolen vehicle and a misdemeanor count of resisting an…
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2 Chicago Police Officers Critically Hurt in Rollover Crash
Two Chicago police officers were injured when their squad car rolled over in a crash Monday in South Chicago. The marked Chicago police Ford Explorer SUV was southbound on Yates Boulevard at 12:17 a.m. when it was hit by a Buick that was eastbound in the intersection with 85th Street, according to Chicago police. The impact caused the police SUV…
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Bomb Squad Responds to South Shore Home After Explosive Device Found
A bomb squad responded to a home in South Chicago Tuesday after someone inside found an explosive device.
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Man Arrested After Hours-Long Barricade Situation in South Chicago
A man was taken into custody Thursday night after barricading himself inside a home for hours when police officers responded to a call of shots fired in the South Chicago neighborhood.
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Man Arrested After Hours-Long Barricade Situation
A man was taken into custody Thursday night after barricading himself inside a home for hours when police officers responded to a call of shots fired in the South Chicago neighborhood. Trina Orlando reports.
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81-Year-Old Man in Critical Condition After Woman Shoots Him in South Chicago
A woman was in police custody after shooting an 81-year-old man, critically wounding him, Saturday morning in the South Chicago neighborhood on the Far South Side.