Tracking homicides in Chicago
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Showing 45 homicides since Jan. 1, 2008.
| Name, age + Story |
Date + Time |
Block
+ Community area |
Cause + Locale |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Lionel Lane,
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1/5/12
|
4600 W. Monroe St.
Austin |
Gunshot
Other |
|
Jebb Williams,
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11/15/11
|
9700 S. Wallace St.
Washington Heights |
Gunshot
Residential yard |
|
Reginald Lanier,
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11/10/11
|
9000 S. Halsted St.
Auburn Gresham |
Gunshot
Grocery store |
|
Maria Santiago,
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11/2/11
|
5000 N. Clark St.
Uptown |
Strangling
Garage |
|
Isaac Dotson,
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10/28/11
|
7800 S. Yates Blvd.
South Shore |
Gunshot
Apartment |
|
Dennis Fox,
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10/8/11
|
400 S. Pulaski Rd.
West Garfield Park |
Gunshot
Gas Station |
|
Mayberry Porter,
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10/6/11
|
5500 W. North Ave.
Austin |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Leonard Woods,
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9/30/11 |
9300 S. University Ave.
Burnside |
Assault |
|
Curtis Connor,
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8/22/11
|
500 N. LeClaire Ave.
Austin |
Gunshot
Alley |
|
Robin Winston,
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7/23/11
|
5800 W. Thomas St.
Austin |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Andre Green,
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4/14/11
|
7600 S. State St.
Greater Grand Crossing |
Gunshot
Gas Station |
|
Armando Collar,
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4/11/11
|
3000 S. St. Louis Ave.
South Lawndale |
Assault
Sidewalk |
|
Kenneth Rochelle,
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4/7/11
|
1100 N. Keystone Ave.
Humboldt Park |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Jimmy Townsend,
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1/28/11
|
3400 W. Chicago Ave.
Humboldt Park |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Harry Ousley Jr.,
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1/28/11
|
400 E. 44th St.
Grand Boulevard |
Stabbing
Apartment |
|
Willie Harris,
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1/27/11
|
6100 S. Washtenaw Ave.
Chicago Lawn |
Gunshot
Apartment |
|
Alfred Reese,
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11/10/10
|
5200 W. Lake St.
Austin |
Gunshot
Porch/hallway |
|
Michael Socki,
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10/28/10
|
2700 W. Monroe St.
East Garfield Park |
Trauma
Apartment |
|
Nancy Rojo,
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10/11/10
|
1000 W. Granville Ave.
Edgewater |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
John Trass,
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10/6/10
|
4000 W. Polk St.
West Garfield Park |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Cecil Cooper Jr.,
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9/24/10
|
12300 S. Parnell Ave.
West Pullman |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Harvey Sanders,
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9/18/10
|
1800 S. Millard Ave.
North Lawndale |
Assault
Porch/hallway |
|
Karen Salino,
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8/15/10
|
6700 N. Glenwood Ave.
Rogers Park |
Strangling
Apartment |
|
Xiaohong Song,
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7/3/10
|
200 W. 23rd St.
Armour Square |
Strangling
Sidewalk |
|
Patricia Clark,
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6/3/10
|
9300 S. Ridgeland Ave.
Calumet Heights |
Gunshot
Residence |
|
Clara Bryant,
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5/26/10 |
6000 S. Jeffery Blvd.
South Shore |
Assault |
|
Linda Southard,
|
3/9/10 |
2800 W. 25th St.
South Lawndale |
Gunshot |
|
Willie Anderson,
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2/28/10
|
600 E. 79th St.
Greater Grand Crossing |
Stabbing
Street |
|
Wayne Johnson,
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2/6/10
|
5000 W. Fulton St.
Austin |
Strangling
Residence |
|
Martha Byrd,
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1/7/10
|
7600 S. Prairie Ave.
Greater Grand Crossing |
Gunshot
Residence |
|
Arthur Johnson,
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8/4/09
|
700 N. Ridgeway Ave.
Humboldt Park |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Tommie Haynes,
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7/31/09
|
600 E. 91st St.
Chatham |
Stabbing
Residence |
|
Reynaldo Ortiz,
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7/13/09
|
700 N. Throop St.
West Town |
Assault
Street |
|
Fred Khoshaba,
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7/2/09
|
6400 W. Touhy Ave.
None |
Stabbing
Residence |
|
Charlene Miller,
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6/12/09
|
5400 S. Ellis Ave.
Hyde Park |
Strangling
Residence |
|
Melvin Crenshaw,
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4/17/09 |
1300 S. Throop St.
Near West Side |
Trauma |
|
Abel Ruiz,
|
2/7/09
|
10300 S. Doty Ave.
South Deering |
Gunshot
Other |
|
James Smith,
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1/28/09
|
6800 S. Indiana Ave.
Greater Grand Crossing |
Gunshot
Apartment |
|
Luke Delaney,
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1/24/09
|
3700 W. Lexington St.
East Garfield Park |
Stabbing
Residence |
|
Name Unknown,
|
11/14/08
|
10500 S. Michigan Ave.
Roseland |
Sidewalk |
|
Bethel Tucker,
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9/20/08
|
3700 W. Ohio St.
Humboldt Park |
Gunshot
Convenience store |
|
Gerald Brown,
|
9/8/08
|
8500 S. Constance Ave.
Avalon Park |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Stanley Hampton,
|
6/11/08
|
3300 W. 79th St.
Ashburn |
Gunshot
Other |
|
Calvin Porter,
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5/15/08
|
800 E. 93rd St.
Chatham |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Clarence T. Williams,
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2/8/08
|
7800 S. Wolcott Ave.
Auburn Gresham |
Gunshot
Residence |
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Tracking homicides in Chicago is an ongoing project of the RedEye. This site is updated regularly with information from the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office, the Chicago Police Department and the Chicago Breaking News Center. Information is subject to change. Data points appear Thursdays in RedEye’s print edition.
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This application is based on Homicide Report, created for the Los Angeles Times by Ken Schwencke. It was adapted for use in Chicago by Ryan Mark, Chris Groskopf, Joe Germuska and Brian Boyer.
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