Tracking homicides in Chicago
Showing 18 homicides in Bridgeport since Jan. 1, 2007.
| Name, age + story |
Date, time + case number |
Block | Cause + Locale |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Name Unknown,
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1/26/13
|
500 W. Pershing Rd. |
Gunshot
Parking Lot |
|
Allen Smiley,
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1/26/13
|
500 W. Pershing Rd. |
Gunshot
Parking Lot |
|
Bai Wei Wang,
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10/17/12
|
3000 S. Haynes Court |
Gunshot
Alley |
|
Jose Escobar,
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9/30/12
|
900 W. 35th St. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Noah Cruz,
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8/24/12
|
3000 S. Wallace St. |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Christopher Cooper,
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5/3/12
|
3500 S. Parnell Ave. |
Gunshot
Alley |
|
Carlos Cartagena,
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10/23/11
|
1000 W. 34th Pl. |
Stabbing
Park Property |
|
Virginia Perillo,
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10/22/11
|
3300 S. Parnell Ave. |
Assault
Garage |
|
Jeremy Colanto,
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6/20/11
|
3100 S. Green St. |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Jose Orozco,
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12/30/10
|
2800 S. Archer Ave. |
Gunshot
Residential Yard |
|
Joel Bainter,
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9/8/10
|
900 W. 32nd Pl. |
Trauma
Apartment |
|
Gino Kuelbs,
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12/27/08
|
2800 S. Quinn St. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Isaac Sauceda,
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6/23/08
|
5800 S. Archer Ave. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Joshua Alvidrez,
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1/10/08
|
3500 S. Halsted St. |
Trauma
Apartment |
|
Richard Escobar,
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11/2/07
|
800 W. 29th St. |
Auto crash
Street |
|
Name Unknown,
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9/22/07
|
2800 S. Eleanor St. |
Strangling
Other |
|
Richard Capra,
|
5/7/07
|
3000 S. Archer Ave. |
Assault
Apartment |
|
Miguel Salgado,
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4/10/07
|
1400 W. Fuller St. |
Gunshot
Vehicle |
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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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.

