Tracking homicides in Chicago
Showing 11 homicides since Jan. 1, 2007.
| Name, age + story |
Date, time + case number |
Block
+ Community area |
Cause + Locale |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Angelina Rodriguez,
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4/12/13
|
2500 W. Fitch Ave.
West Ridge |
Asphyxia
Apartment |
|
Curtria Duncan,
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2/20/13
|
8100 S. Maryland Ave.
Chatham |
Asphyxia
Apartment |
|
Raslan Raslan,
> Read more |
11/3/11
|
4400 W. Gunnison St.
Albany Park |
Asphyxia
Residence |
|
Andres Butron,
> Read more > Follow-up coverage |
5/17/10
|
3100 W. 48th Pl.
Brighton Park |
Asphyxia
Vehicle |
|
Thais Suarez,
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4/16/10
|
1600 W. Balmoral Ave.
Edgewater |
Asphyxia |
|
Vanessa Rojakovich,
> Read more |
12/9/09
|
5100 N. Central Park Ave.
North Park |
Asphyxia
Other |
|
Baby Boy Johnson,
> Read more |
7/19/08
|
700 W. 103rd St.
Washington Heights |
Asphyxia
Residence |
|
Baby Girl Johnson,
|
7/10/08 |
2400 W. 66th St.
Chicago Lawn |
Asphyxia |
|
Baby Boy Johnson,
|
7/10/08 |
2400 W. 66th St.
Chicago Lawn |
Asphyxia |
|
Sophia Garcia,
> Read more |
4/21/08
|
1700 N. Harding Ave.
Humboldt Park |
Asphyxia
Apartment |
|
Michael Howell,
> Read more > Follow-up coverage |
4/9/07
|
6600 S. Kilpatrick Ave.
Clearing |
Asphyxia
Residence |
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.
EveryBlock was a source for 2008 homicide data.
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- or read our primer on visualizing this data.
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.

