Tracking homicides in Chicago
Showing 11 homicides since Jan. 1, 2007.
| Name, age + story |
Date, time + case number |
Block
+ Community area |
Cause + Locale |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Kelvin Jemison,
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1/1/13
|
4500 S. Champlain Ave.
Grand Boulevard |
Gunshot
CHA parking lot |
|
Javone Oliphant,
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7/1/11
|
1300 W. Hastings St.
Near West Side |
Gunshot
CHA parking lot |
|
Benjamin West,
> Read more > Follow-up coverage |
1/4/11
|
1300 W. Hastings Ave.
Near West Side |
Assault
CHA parking lot |
|
Anthony Jackson,
> Read more > Follow-up coverage |
7/16/09
|
1400 N. Rockwell Ave.
West Town |
Stabbing
CHA parking lot |
|
Jessie Gaston,
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5/17/09
|
3800 S. Wells St.
Armour Square |
Gunshot
CHA parking lot |
|
David Haynes,
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2/22/09
|
1300 S. Loomis St.
Near West Side |
Gunshot
CHA parking lot |
|
Marvel Berry,
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10/27/07
|
2700 S. Dearborn St.
Douglas |
Gunshot
CHA parking lot |
|
Name Unknown,
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10/8/07
|
2300 S. State St.
Near South Side |
Gunshot
CHA parking lot |
|
Muhammad Shareff,
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9/15/07
|
700 E. 131st St.
Riverdale |
Gunshot
CHA parking lot |
|
Terrice Harrell,
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9/15/07
|
700 E. 131st St.
Riverdale |
Gunshot
CHA parking lot |
|
Parris Fleming,
> Read more |
8/17/07
|
400 W. Evergreen Ave.
Near North Side |
Gunshot
CHA parking lot |
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.

