Tracking homicides in Chicago
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Showing 123 homicides since Jan. 1, 2007.
| Name, age + Story |
Date + Time |
Block
+ Community area |
Cause + Locale |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Name Unknown,
> Read more |
5/12/12 |
6200 S. Rhodes Ave.
Woodlawn |
Gunshot |
|
Name Unknown,
> Read more |
5/5/12
|
5600 N. Broadway
Edgewater |
Strangling
Alley |
|
Roberto Atkins,
> Read more |
4/26/12
|
6400 S. Greenwood Ave.
Woodlawn |
Strangling
Apartment |
|
Name Unknown,
> Read more |
3/27/12
|
1400 E. 75th St.
South Shore |
Gunshot
Vacant lot |
|
Name Unknown,
> Read more |
1/22/12
|
600 E. 90th Pl.
Chatham |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Name Unknown,
> Read more |
1/1/12
|
10700 S. Cottage Grove Ave.
Pullman |
Stabbing
Driveway |
|
Name Unknown,
> Read more |
11/10/11
|
1400 W. 84th St.
Auburn Gresham |
Gunshot
Park property |
|
Name Unknown,
|
11/5/11
|
3700 W. Jackson Blvd.
East Garfield Park |
Assault
Park Property |
|
Silvia Campos-Bahena,
> Read more |
10/31/11
|
3100 W. 59th St.
Gage Park |
Gunshot
Barbershop |
|
Name Unknown,
> Read more |
10/30/11
|
1000 E. 79th St.
Greater Grand Crossing |
Assault
Sidewalk |
|
Name Unknown,
> Read more |
9/15/11
|
4900 N. Troy St.
Albany Park |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Name Unknown,
> Read more |
8/28/11
|
5400 S. Calumet Ave.
Washington Park |
Strangling
Vacant property |
|
Name Unknown,
> Read more |
8/17/11
|
2600 W. 68th St.
Chicago Lawn |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Name Unknown,
> Read more |
5/26/11
|
5700 S. Ada St.
West Englewood |
Gunshot
Alley |
|
Name Unknown,
> Read more |
5/11/11
|
2200 S. Hamlin Ave.
South Lawndale |
Assault
Apartment |
|
Name Unknown,
> Read more |
4/30/11
|
1 E. 101st Pl.
Roseland |
Gunshot
Other |
|
Name Unknown,
> Read more |
3/4/11
|
2500 E. 116th St.
South Deering |
Gunshot
Other |
|
Milagro Marchant,
> Read more |
2/1/11
|
3200 W. Hirsch St.
Humboldt Park |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Name Unknown,
> Read more |
1/8/11
|
4300 S. Michigan Ave.
Grand Boulevard |
Stabbing
Porch/hallway |
|
Name Unknown,
> Read more |
12/7/10
|
10400 S. Michigan Ave.
Roseland |
Assault
Abandoned Building |
|
Name Unknown,
> Read more |
12/5/10
|
4700 S. Ada St.
New City |
Gunshot
Alley |
|
Name Unknown,
> Read more |
11/27/10
|
3100 W. Homer St.
Logan Square |
Strangling
Alley |
|
Name Unknown,
> Read more |
11/11/10
|
7200 S. Phillips Ave.
South Shore |
Gunshot
Apartment |
|
Jennifer Alvarado,
> Read more |
9/6/10
|
2700 W. 24th St.
South Lawndale |
Gunshot
Vehicle |
|
Name Unknown,
> Read more |
8/28/10
|
2800 W. Washington Blvd.
East Garfield Park |
Trauma
Alley |
|
Name Unknown,
> Read more |
7/23/10
|
6100 S. Richmond St.
Chicago Lawn |
Trauma
Garage |
|
Kevin Banks,
> Read more |
7/21/10
|
8100 S. Winchester Ave.
Auburn Gresham |
Gunshot
Residential Yard |
|
Name Unknown,
> Read more |
7/16/10 |
800 W. Marquette Rd.
Englewood |
Strangling |
|
Name Unknown,
> Read more |
6/8/10 |
5900 S. Aberdeen St.
Englewood |
Assault |
|
Brian Choi,
> Read more |
12/31/09
|
5100 N. St. Louis Ave.
North Park |
Gunshot
Vehicle |
|
Name Unknown,
> Read more |
12/30/09
|
1000 W. 14th St.
Near West Side |
Gunshot
CHA hallway/stairwell |
|
Name Unknown,
> Read more |
12/16/09
|
5500 S. Seeley Ave.
West Englewood |
Strangling
Abandoned building |
|
Name Unknown,
> Read more |
12/3/09
|
100 W. 74th St.
Greater Grand Crossing |
Gunshot
Alley |
|
Name Unknown,
> Read more |
10/25/09
|
6300 S. Rockwell St.
Chicago Lawn |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Iris Ambrose,
> Read more |
8/9/09
|
6800 S. Marshfield Ave.
West Englewood |
Strangling
Apartment |
|
Unknown,
|
8/3/09
|
9700 S. Avenue J
East Side |
Strangling
Alley |
|
Lorenzo Miguel,
> Read more |
5/30/09
|
4700 N. Sheridan Rd.
Uptown |
Gunshot
Commercial business/office |
|
Name Unknown,
> Read more |
12/19/08
|
3800 N. Kedzie Ave.
Irving Park |
Gunshot
Residence |
|
Name Unknown,
|
10/17/08
|
6000 S. Prairie Ave.
Washington Park |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Name Unknown,
|
10/9/08
|
3000 W. Mann Dr.
Chicago Lawn |
Park property |
|
Keon Sharp,
> Read more |
9/30/08
|
900 W. 115th Pl.
West Pullman |
Gunshot
Vehicle |
|
Name Unknown,
|
9/10/08
|
800 N. Waller Ave.
Austin |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Name Unknown,
|
9/4/08
|
1700 N. Moody Ave.
Austin |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Timothy Pittman,
> Read more |
8/29/08
|
4800 N. Sheridan Rd.
Uptown |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Name Unknown,
|
8/28/08
|
6600 S. Evans Ave.
Woodlawn |
Stabbing
Sidewalk |
|
Name Unknown,
|
8/23/08
|
6900 S. Jeffery Blvd.
South Shore |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Name Unknown,
> Read more |
8/10/08
|
1000 E. 130th St.
Riverdale |
Gunshot
Vehicle |
|
Name Unknown,
|
8/5/08
|
1200 S. Canal St.
Near West Side |
Small retail store |
|
Name Unknown,
|
7/30/08
|
4300 W. Wilcox St.
West Garfield Park |
Trauma
Street |
|
Name Unknown,
|
7/21/08
|
6600 S. Michigan Ave.
Greater Grand Crossing |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Gonzalo Hernandez-Guerta,
> Read more |
6/13/08
|
3000 W. Montrose Ave.
Albany Park |
Gunshot
Alley |
|
Name Unknown,
|
5/20/08
|
900 W. Foster Ave.
Edgewater |
Trauma
Hotel/motel |
|
Eric Brogan,
> Read more |
5/16/08
|
9200 S. Racine Ave.
Washington Heights |
Gunshot
Alley |
|
Landa Ramirez,
> Read more |
2/9/08
|
2700 S. Drake Ave.
South Lawndale |
Stabbing
Porch/hallway |
|
Name Unknown,
> Read more |
1/25/08
|
3400 S. Kedzie Ave.
South Lawndale |
Stabbing
Other |
|
Daniel Rivera,
> Read more |
1/12/08
|
4100 N. Central Park Ave.
Irving Park |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Name Unknown,
|
12/31/07
|
11200 S. Perry Ave.
Roseland |
Gunshot
Porch/hallway |
|
Name Unknown,
|
12/24/07
|
2600 S. Whipple St.
South Lawndale |
Sidewalk |
|
Name Unknown,
|
12/22/07
|
1700 W. Marquette Rd.
West Englewood |
Street |
|
Name Unknown,
|
12/22/07
|
8500 S. Sangamon St.
Auburn Gresham |
Residence |
|
Name Unknown,
|
12/15/07
|
2500 W. Monroe St.
Near West Side |
Street |
|
Name Unknown,
> Read more |
12/12/07
|
2100 S. Homan Ave.
South Lawndale |
Strangled
Garage |
|
Name Unknown,
|
12/11/07
|
11400 S. Loomis St.
Morgan Park |
Street |
|
Name Unknown,
|
12/5/07
|
7800 S. Crandon Ave.
South Shore |
Vacant property |
|
Name Unknown,
|
12/4/07
|
100 E. 77th St.
Greater Grand Crossing |
Apartment |
|
Name Unknown,
|
11/17/07
|
6300 S. Wood St.
West Englewood |
Residence |
|
Name Unknown,
> Read more |
11/14/07
|
800 E. 50th St.
Kenwood |
Strangling
Alley |
|
Name Unknown,
|
11/10/07
|
5400 S. Ashland Ave.
New City |
Street |
|
Name Unknown,
|
11/8/07
|
4400 W. Harrison St.
West Garfield Park |
Parking lot/garage |
|
Name Unknown,
> Read more |
11/7/07
|
6000 S. Knox Ave.
Clearing |
Gunshot
Alley |
|
Christopher Fulsher,
> Read more |
11/3/07
|
6900 S. Wabash Ave.
Greater Grand Crossing |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Joseph Perez,
|
11/1/07
|
2400 N. Mason Ave.
Belmont Cragin |
Gunshot
Alley |
|
Name Unknown,
> Read more |
10/8/07
|
2300 S. State St.
Near South Side |
Gunshot
CHA parking lot |
|
Name Unknown,
|
10/7/07
|
5600 S. Damen Ave.
West Englewood |
Residence |
|
Patrick Williams,
> Read more |
10/6/07
|
2100 W. 53rd Pl.
New City |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Name Unknown,
|
10/6/07
|
1700 W. 49th St.
New City |
Sidewalk |
|
Name Unknown,
|
10/5/07
|
5200 S. Springfield Ave.
West Elsdon |
Alley |
|
Name Unknown,
|
10/4/07
|
6200 S. Racine Ave.
West Englewood |
Street |
|
Name Unknown,
|
9/24/07
|
7200 S. Dobson Ave.
Greater Grand Crossing |
Sidewalk |
|
Name Unknown,
> Read more |
9/22/07
|
2800 S. Eleanor St.
Bridgeport |
Strangling
Other |
|
Name Unknown,
|
9/19/07
|
1500 S. Sangamon St.
Near West Side |
Residence |
|
Name Unknown,
|
9/13/07
|
900 W. 115th St.
Morgan Park |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Name Unknown,
|
9/5/07
|
800 W. Marquette Rd.
Englewood |
Apartment |
|
Name Unknown,
|
8/31/07
|
12000 S. Wentworth Ave.
West Pullman |
Sidewalk |
|
Name Unknown,
|
8/31/07
|
1500 N. Maplewood Ave.
West Town |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Name Unknown,
|
8/31/07
|
1900 N. Keystone Ave.
Hermosa |
Other |
|
Name Unknown,
|
8/27/07
|
7200 S. Halsted St.
Englewood |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Name Unknown,
|
8/26/07
|
2000 N. Kostner Ave.
Hermosa |
Street |
|
Name Unknown,
|
8/25/07
|
100 E. Kensington Ave.
West Pullman |
Sidewalk |
|
Name Unknown,
|
8/24/07
|
3100 W. Maypole Ave.
East Garfield Park |
Vehicle |
|
Name Unknown,
|
8/22/07
|
1300 W. 98th St.
Washington Heights |
Vehicle |
|
Name Unknown,
|
8/17/07
|
4200 W. Kinzie St.
Humboldt Park |
Street |
|
Name Unknown,
|
8/14/07
|
1400 N. Claremont Ave.
West Town |
Hospital |
|
Name Unknown,
> Read more |
8/5/07
|
200 E. 121st St.
West Pullman |
Stabbing
Residence |
|
Name Unknown,
|
8/2/07
|
1600 W. 87th St.
Auburn Gresham |
Street |
|
Name Unknown,
|
7/29/07
|
900 N. Lawler Ave.
Austin |
Sidewalk |
|
Name Unknown,
> Read more |
7/28/07
|
9000 S. Justine St.
Washington Heights |
Gunshot
Porch/hallway |
|
Name Unknown,
|
7/25/07
|
7100 S. Ingleside Ave.
Greater Grand Crossing |
Vehicle |
|
Name Unknown,
|
7/24/07
|
5800 S. Francisco Ave.
Gage Park |
Apartment |
|
Denna Davis,
|
7/18/07
|
3600 W. Belmont Ave.
Avondale |
Strangling
Apartment |
|
Name Unknown,
|
7/15/07
|
8000 S. Yates Blvd.
South Chicago |
Alley |
|
Name Unknown,
|
7/13/07
|
1600 N. Cicero Ave.
Austin |
Street |
|
Blakis Bello,
|
7/8/07
|
3200 W. Fullerton Ave.
Logan Square |
Hanging
Commercial |
|
Name Unknown,
|
6/29/07
|
7400 S. Sangamon St.
Englewood |
Street |
|
Name Unknown,
|
6/24/07
|
11000 S. Union Ave.
Roseland |
Other |
|
Name Unknown,
> Read more |
6/21/07
|
6100 S. Indiana Ave.
Washington Park |
Stabbing
Other |
|
Name Unknown,
|
5/26/07
|
12100 S. Wallace St.
West Pullman |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Name Unknown,
|
5/25/07
|
1000 N. Avers Ave.
Humboldt Park |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Alfonso Garcia,
|
5/25/07
|
2100 W. 37th St.
Mckinley Park |
Strangling
Park property |
|
Oliver Taylor,
|
5/7/07
|
2200 N. Damen Ave.
Logan Square |
Assault
Street |
|
Name Unknown,
> Read more |
5/5/07
|
9300 S. Emerald Ave.
Washington Heights |
Gunshot
Alley |
|
Name Unknown,
|
5/2/07
|
6200 N. Claremont Ave.
West Ridge |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Name Unknown,
|
5/1/07
|
4700 S. Laflin St.
New City |
Strangling
Porch/hallway |
|
Name Unknown,
|
4/20/07
|
3700 N. Avondale Ave.
Irving Park |
Vehicle |
|
Name Unknown,
> Read more |
3/21/07
|
300 S. Hamlin Ave.
West Garfield Park |
Gunshot
Vehicle |
|
Name Unknown,
> Read more |
3/21/07
|
500 W. 56th St.
Englewood |
Gunshot
Vehicle |
|
Name Unknown,
> Read more |
3/21/07
|
500 W. 56th St.
Englewood |
Gunshot
Vehicle |
|
Name Unknown,
> Read more |
3/16/07
|
4800 W. Race Ave.
Austin |
Gunshot
Abandoned building |
|
Perry Jackson,
|
3/12/07
|
900 N. Homan Ave.
Humboldt Park |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Clarence Neal,
|
2/28/07
|
1400 W. 48th St.
New City |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Name Unknown,
|
2/25/07
|
12600 S. Eggleston Ave.
West Pullman |
Gunshot
Vehicle |
|
Name Unknown,
> Read more |
1/28/07
|
7400 S. Wentworth Ave.
Greater Grand Crossing |
Gunshot
Alley |
|
Name Unknown,
> Read more |
1/21/07
|
1600 N. Francisco Ave.
West Town |
Alley |
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