Eighteen homicides were reported in Chicago in the last two weeks, with the Humboldt Park community area on the West Side recording three killings, the most of any Chicago community, a RedEye analysis of preliminary police data found.
A 23-year-old man was shot to death Monday in the 700 block of North Kedzie Avenue, police said. Three days earlier, a 28-year-old man was found shot to death in the 1300 block of North Springfield Avenue, according to officials.
On Dec. 8, a 19-year-old man was shot to death in the 900 block of North Central Park Avenue, police said.
All three victims were documented gang members, police said. No charges have been filed in the three cases, as of Wednesday afternoon.
Humboldt Park, which counted about 56,300 residents in the 2010 Census, has 25 reported homicides so far this year, tying with West Englewood on the South Side for the second highest homicide toll of Chicago's 77 community areas, according to RedEye data.
The Austin community area on the West Side, which counted about 98,500 residents in the 2010 Census, has 32 reported killings, the highest homicide toll this year, RedEye data show.
Humboldt Park—which is loosely bounded by Bloomingdale Avenue on the north, Kinzie Street on the south, Kedzie Avenue on the east and Kenton Avenue on the west—recorded 14 homicides last year, down from 18 killings in 2012, a RedEye analysis found.
Meanwhile, two men were shot to death in separate incidents in the South Shore community area on the South Side in the last two weeks, according to RedEye data.
On Wednesday, a man was shot to death in the 2100 block of East 79th Street, police said. Twelve days earlier, a 20-year-old man was fatally shot in the 7400 block of South Euclid Avenue, according to officials.
The other gunshot homicides were spread out across the city. In West Ridge, a 51-year-old man was stabbed to death Dec. 11 in the 2200 block of West Farwell Avenue, police said.
Citywide, 18 homicides have been reported so far this month. Forty homicides were reported in December 2013, according to a RedEye analysis.
Victims
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Dec. 16
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Omar Flores,
a
31
year
old
white
male,
caused by a gunshot
in Albany Park.
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Dec. 16
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Matthew Dowdell,
a
42
year
old
black
male,
caused by a gunshot
in West Englewood.
> Read more about this homicide.
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Dec. 16
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Tyrone Johnson,
a
30
year
old
black
male,
caused by a gunshot
in East Garfield Park.
> Read more about this homicide.
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Dec. 15
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Torrance Bell,
a
23
year
old
black
male,
caused by a gunshot
in Humboldt Park.
> Read more about this homicide.
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Dec. 15
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Shamar Thompson,
a
18
year
old
black
male,
caused by a gunshot
in Englewood.
> Read more about this homicide.
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Dec. 13
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Demario Bailey,
a
15
year
old
black
male,
caused by a gunshot
in Greater Grand Crossing.
> Read more about this homicide.
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Dec. 12
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Rolando Leon,
a
28
year
old
white
male,
caused by a gunshot
in Humboldt Park.
> Read more about this homicide.
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Dec. 12
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Tyrece Stornes,
a
26
year
old
black
male,
caused by a gunshot
in Roseland.
> Read more about this homicide.
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Dec. 11
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Timothy Quirk,
a
51
year
old
white
male,
caused by a stabbing
in West Ridge.
> Read more about this homicide.
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Dec. 10
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Marrecus Garrett,
a
34
year
old
black
male,
caused by a gunshot
in Chicago Lawn.
> Read more about this homicide.
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Dec. 9
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Leonardo Matias,
a
21
year
old
white
male,
caused by a gunshot
in Uptown.
> Read more about this homicide.
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Dec. 9
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Guvonni Johnson,
a
25
year
old
black
male,
caused by a gunshot
in Washington Park.
> Read more about this homicide.
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Dec. 8
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Guillermo Ocampo,
a
19
year
old
white
male,
caused by a gunshot
in Humboldt Park.
> Read more about this homicide.
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Dec. 6
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Tyler Ellis,
a
15
year
old
black
male,
caused by a gunshot
in Riverdale.
> Read more about this homicide.
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Dec. 5
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Mutahir Rauf,
a
23
year
old
white
male,
caused by a gunshot
in Rogers Park.
> Read more about this homicide.
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Dec. 5
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James Sweeten,
a
26
year
old
black
male,
caused by a gunshot
in East Side.
> Read more about this homicide.
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Dec. 5
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Cedric Goodwin,
a
20
year
old
black
male,
caused by a gunshot
in South Shore.
> Read more about this homicide.
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Dec. 3
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Demond Avant,
a
17
year
old
black
male,
caused by a gunshot
in Austin.
> Read more about this homicide.
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