Tracking homicides in Chicago
Showing 20 homicides in January 2010
| Name, age + Story |
Date + Time |
Block
+ Community area |
Cause + Locale |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Lytony Dawson,
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1/31/10
|
8200 S. Chappel Ave.
South Chicago |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Brandon McCain,
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1/23/10
|
400 N. Central Ave.
Austin |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Elzie Johnson,
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1/23/10
|
900 N. Hamlin Ave.
Humboldt Park |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Samuel Thomas,
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1/22/10
|
400 N. St. Louis Ave.
Humboldt Park |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Alfonso Magana,
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1/21/10
|
2800 S. Kenneth Ave.
South Lawndale |
Gunshot
Porch/hallway |
|
Williams Diaz,
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1/19/10
|
3300 W. 27th St.
South Lawndale |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Alonzo Simmons,
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1/19/10
|
6000 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.
Woodlawn |
Gunshot
Apartment |
|
Antwan Peter,
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1/18/10
|
1300 W. 15th St.
Near West Side |
Gunshot
Apartment |
|
Noor Surani,
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1/14/10
|
6700 N. Sheridan Rd.
Rogers Park |
Arson
Residence |
|
Anthony Coleman,
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1/13/10
|
8300 S. Buffalo Ave.
South Chicago |
Gunshot
Vacant property |
|
Leslie Brown,
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1/11/10
|
200 W. 119th St.
West Pullman |
Strangling
Abandoned building |
|
Sandra Viramontes,
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1/10/10
|
5700 S. Rutherford Ave.
Garfield Ridge |
Trauma
Residence |
|
Lavelle Hardy,
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1/8/10
|
1600 S. California Ave.
North Lawndale |
Stabbing
Apartment |
|
Martha Byrd,
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1/7/10
|
7600 S. Prairie Ave.
Greater Grand Crossing |
Gunshot
Residence |
|
Justin Rosa,
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1/7/10
|
4400 W. Chicago Ave.
Humboldt Park |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Jouvani Ramirez,
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1/4/10
|
2900 W. 61st St.
Chicago Lawn |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Cody Miller,
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1/3/10
|
7700 S. Champlain Ave.
Greater Grand Crossing |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Maurice Litzey,
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1/2/10
|
5900 S. Wolcott Ave.
West Englewood |
Assault
Residence |
|
Joyce Fulgium,
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1/2/10
|
11000 S. Lowe Ave.
Roseland |
Stabbing
Residence |
|
Raul Barajas,
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1/2/10
|
5700 S. Loomis Blvd.
West Englewood |
Gunshot
Street |
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.
Drew Sottardi organizes and maps the print edition.

