Tracking homicides in Chicago
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Showing 44 homicides in January 2013
| Name, age + story |
Date, time + case number |
Block
+ Community area |
Cause + Locale |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Hadiya Pendleton,
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1/29/13
|
4500 S. Oakenwald Ave.
Kenwood |
Gunshot
Park property |
|
Devin Common,
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1/29/13
|
7500 S. Champlain Ave.
Greater Grand Crossing |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Gino Angotti,
> Read more |
1/29/13
|
10900 S. Mackinaw Ave.
East Side |
Gunshot
Residential Yard |
|
Willie Wilson,
> Read more > Follow-up coverage |
1/26/13
|
2500 E. 73rd Pl.
South Shore |
Stabbing
Residence |
|
Norman Stokes,
> Read more |
1/26/13
|
7000 S. Carpenter St.
Englewood |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Antonio Fenner,
> Read more |
1/26/13
|
4200 W. Congress Pkwy
West Garfield Park |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Dimitri Buford,
> Read more |
1/26/13
|
4200 W. Congress Pkwy
West Garfield Park |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Allen Smiley,
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1/26/13
|
500 W. Pershing Rd.
Bridgeport |
Gunshot
Parking Lot |
|
Peter Joseph,
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1/26/13
|
500 W. Pershing Rd.
Bridgeport |
Gunshot
Parking Lot |
|
Ronnie Chambers,
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1/26/13
|
1100 S. Mozart St.
North Lawndale |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Ronald Peters,
> Read more > Follow-up coverage |
1/25/13
|
5800 S. Shields Ave.
Englewood |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Elton Johnson,
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1/23/13
|
1000 N. Avers Ave.
Humboldt Park |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Layla Stewart,
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1/20/13
|
2000 W. 69th Pl.
West Englewood |
Child Abuse
Residence |
|
Jovantay Alexander,
> Read more |
1/18/13
|
5400 S. Laflin St.
New City |
Gunshot
Gangway |
|
Marshall Fields-Hall,
> Read more |
1/18/13
|
5500 W. North Ave.
Austin |
Gunshot
Restaurant |
|
Jorge Valdez-Benitez,
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1/17/13
|
4700 W. Belmont Ave.
Portage Park |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Claudia Martinez,
> Read more > Follow-up coverage |
1/16/13
|
4800 N. Kenneth Ave.
Albany Park |
Arson
Apartment |
|
Tyrone Lawson,
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1/16/13
|
9500 S. King Dr.
Roseland |
Gunshot
College/University building |
|
Curtis Porter,
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1/15/13
|
1300 S. Christiana Ave.
North Lawndale |
Gunshot
Vacant lot |
|
Gregory Bady,
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1/14/13
|
5200 W. Jackson Blvd.
Austin |
Gunshot
Gas station |
|
Damian Barnes,
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1/13/13
|
1300 S. Harding Ave.
North Lawndale |
Gunshot
Vehicle |
|
Rey Dorantes,
> Read more |
1/11/13
|
2400 W. Augusta Blvd.
West Town |
Gunshot
Porch/hallway |
|
Victor Vega,
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1/11/13
|
2600 S. Ridgeway Ave.
South Lawndale |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Marcus Wallace,
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1/11/13
|
400 S. Pulaski Rd.
West Garfield Park |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Tyrone Soleberry,
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1/10/13
|
2000 E. 71st St.
South Shore |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Brian Cross,
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1/10/13
|
6300 S. Honore St.
West Englewood |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Johnny Taylor,
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1/9/13
|
100 S. Springfield Ave.
West Garfield Park |
Gunshot
Alley |
|
Michael Santiago,
> Read more |
1/8/13 |
3800 W. Ogden Ave.
North Lawndale |
Auto Crash |
|
Tyshawn Blanton,
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1/8/13
|
1300 N. Sedgwick St.
Near North Side |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Darvelle Brown,
> Read more |
1/8/13
|
4000 W. Wilcox St.
West Garfield Park |
Gunshot
Porch/hallway |
|
Marcus Turner,
> Read more |
1/6/13
|
8400 S. King Dr.
Chatham |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Taison Moore,
> Read more |
1/6/13
|
4000 W. Gladys Ave.
West Garfield Park |
Stabbing
Street |
|
Lavonshay Cooper,
> Read more |
1/6/13
|
2200 S. Union Ave.
Lower West Side |
Gunshot
Vehicle |
|
Angela Welch,
> Read more > Follow-up coverage |
1/5/13
|
8300 S. Kingston Ave.
South Chicago |
Stabbing
Residence |
|
Christopher Lattin Jr.,
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1/5/13
|
5500 S. Loomis Blvd.
West Englewood |
Gunshot
Street |
|
David Kartzmark,
> Read more |
1/5/13
|
1500 N. Talman Ave.
West Town |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Demetrio Jiminez,
|
1/4/13
|
3000 N. Bernard St.
North Park |
Strangulation
Apartment |
|
Michael Kozel,
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1/2/13
|
5600 S. Western Ave.
Gage Park |
Gunshot
Garage/Auto repair |
|
Ulysses Gissendanner,
> Read more |
1/2/13
|
12400 S. Union Ave.
West Pullman |
Gunshot
Vehicle |
|
Devonta Grisson,
> Read more |
1/1/13
|
5800 S. Sacramento Ave.
Gage Park |
Gunshot
Alley |
|
Kelvin Jemison,
> Read more > Follow-up coverage |
1/1/13
|
4500 S. Champlain Ave.
Grand Boulevard |
Gunshot
CHA parking lot |
|
Myron Brown,
> Read more |
1/1/13
|
8700 S. Honore St.
Auburn Gresham |
Gunshot
Vehicle |
|
Ezquiel Velasquez,
> Read more > Follow-up coverage |
1/1/13
|
2900 W. 40th St.
Brighton Park |
Assault
Street |
|
Octavius Lamb,
> Read more |
1/1/13
|
700 N. Noble St.
West Town |
Gunshot
Alley |
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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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