Tracking homicides in Chicago
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Showing 24 homicides since Jan. 1, 2007.
| Name, age + story |
Date, time + case number |
Block
+ Community area |
Cause + Locale |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Gary Brown,
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8/28/12
|
6400 N. Sacramento Ave.
West Ridge |
Stabbing
Apartment |
|
Delfino Mora,
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7/10/12
|
6300 N. Artesian Ave.
West Ridge |
Assault
Alley |
|
Althea McGee,
> Read more > Follow-up coverage |
6/24/12
|
9000 S. Dobson Ave.
Burnside |
Gunshot
Residence |
|
Harold Howell,
> Read more |
4/8/12
|
1300 N. Cleveland Ave.
Near North Side |
Assault
Apartment |
|
James Maca,
> Read more > Follow-up coverage |
1/15/12
|
4200 W. 63rd St.
West Lawn |
Arson
Apartment |
|
DeWitt Wright,
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11/12/11
|
600 W. 60th St.
Englewood |
Gunshot
Residence |
|
Francis Walton,
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9/23/10
|
1500 W. 47th St.
New City |
Stabbing
Hotel/motel |
|
Mobolaji Osho,
> Read more |
8/13/10
|
2000 E. 71st St.
South Shore |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Michael Bailey,
> Read more > Follow-up coverage |
7/18/10
|
7400 S. Evans Ave.
Greater Grand Crossing |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Alan Penny,
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7/2/10
|
3100 W. Washington Blvd.
East Garfield Park |
Arson
Apartment |
|
Joyce Fulgium,
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1/2/10
|
11000 S. Lowe Ave.
Roseland |
Stabbing
Residence |
|
Geraldine Simmons,
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8/8/09
|
10000 S. Eberhart Ave.
Roseland |
Stabbing
Residence |
|
Darcell Frazier,
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1/29/09
|
12200 S. State St.
West Pullman |
Stabbing
Residence |
|
Stanley Gipson,
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10/24/08
|
4500 S. La Crosse Ave.
Garfield Ridge |
Trauma
Garage |
|
Herbert Balentine,
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8/25/08
|
7900 S. Ellis Ave.
Chatham |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Richard Francis,
> Read more |
7/2/08
|
2400 W. Belmont Ave.
North Center |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Billy Moore,
|
2/3/08
|
9100 S. South Chicago Ave.
Calumet Heights |
Stabbing
Apartment |
|
Edward Howard,
|
10/21/07
|
7200 S. Green St.
Englewood |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Charles Williams Jr.,
> Read more |
9/2/07
|
10000 S. Perry Ave.
Roseland |
Stabbing
Residence |
|
Du Doan,
> Read more |
9/1/07
|
500 W. Montrose Dr.
Uptown |
Drowning
Park property |
|
Irena Opalinska,
> Read more > Follow-up coverage |
6/18/07
|
6500 N. Nashville Ave.
Norwood Park |
Strangling
Residence |
|
Joe Harris,
|
4/26/07
|
500 W. 118th St.
West Pullman |
Stress from robbery |
|
Ibrahim Al-Shwaiat,
> Read more > Follow-up coverage |
2/27/07
|
4900 S. Ashland Ave.
New City |
Gunshot
Retail store |
|
Ileshvah Eyvazimooshabad,
> Read more > Follow-up coverage |
2/17/07
|
2600 W. Arthur Ave.
West Ridge |
Trauma
Apartment |
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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.
Tracy Swartz wrangles the data and writes the posts.
