Tracking homicides in Chicago
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Showing 179 homicides in South Shore since Jan. 1, 2006.
| Name, age + story |
Date, time + case number |
Block | Cause + Locale |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Derrick McIntyre,
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1/20/15
|
7800 S. Coles Ave. |
Gunshot
Apartment |
|
Corie Williams,
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1/6/15
|
2200 E. 79th St. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Joe Bennett,
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1/6/15
|
2200 E. 79th St. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Dominic Delk,
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12/27/14
|
1500 E. 73rd Pl. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Drequan Archie,
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12/17/14
|
2100 E. 79th St. |
Gunshot
Parking Lot |
|
Cedric Goodwin,
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12/5/14
|
7400 S. Euclid Ave. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Lydell Lynch,
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11/6/14
|
7300 S. Blackstone Ave. |
Gunshot
Apartment |
|
Andre Brown,
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11/3/14
|
3000 E. Cheltenham Pl. |
Stabbing
Street |
|
Alexander Smith,
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10/16/14
|
7500 S. Colfax Ave. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Raymond Murray,
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10/2/14
|
1900 E. 78th St. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Camerion Blair,
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9/30/14
|
2600 E. 73rd St. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
LaDarryl Walters,
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8/14/14
|
7600 S. Coles Ave. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Devin Pope,
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8/1/14
|
6700 S. Clyde Ave. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Craig Mitchell,
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5/29/14
|
2400 E. 74th St. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Shannon Mack,
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4/11/14
|
2700 E. 76th St. |
Gunshot
Porch/hallway |
|
Jaquinton Walker,
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3/21/14
|
7800 S. Bennett Ave. |
Stabbing
Porch/hallway |
|
Chad Collins,
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3/10/14
|
2300 E. 75th St. |
Gunshot
Retail store |
|
Adonta McCoy,
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2/13/14
|
6900 S. Cornell Ave. |
Child Abuse
Apartment |
|
Willie Smith,
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1/8/14
|
1700 E. 72nd St. |
Gunshot
Apartment |
|
Eric Davis,
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12/19/13
|
6700 S. East End Ave. |
Gunshot
Vehicle |
|
Willie Cooper,
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12/19/13
|
7000 S. East End Ave. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Deonte Womack,
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12/10/13
|
7000 S. Paxton Ave. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Darrius Morris,
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10/9/13
|
6700 S. Chappel Ave. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Sylvester Solomon,
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10/9/13
|
6700 S. Chappel Ave. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Abdullah Trull,
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10/9/13
|
6700 S. Chappel Ave. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Tavache Kizer,
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10/7/13
|
7300 S. Dorchester Ave. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Aiden Duke,
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9/28/13
|
7100 S. Bennett Ave. |
Child Abuse
Residence |
|
Leonard Anderson,
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9/26/13
|
7000 S. Stony Island Ave. |
Gunshot
Alley |
|
Jaleel Pearson,
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9/20/13
|
2200 E. 71st St. |
Gunshot
Retail Store |
|
Nina Rogers,
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8/29/13
|
7100 S. Ridgeland Ave. |
Stabbing
Apartment |
|
Eric Chism,
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8/13/13
|
7400 S. Colfax Ave. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Jacoby Herron,
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8/10/13
|
2400 E. 79th St. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Richard Pierce,
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7/29/13
|
7800 S. Oglesby Ave. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Jeremy Morris,
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7/12/13
|
6800 S. Paxton Ave. |
Gunshot
Vehicle |
|
Rayford Brown,
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7/3/13
|
2400 E. 79th St. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Jordan Jefferson,
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6/30/13
|
2400 E. 75th St. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Malcolm Whitney,
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6/28/13
|
7500 S. Kingston Ave. | Gunshot |
|
Tracey Gipson,
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6/27/13
|
7500 S. Merrill Ave. |
Gunshot
Vehicle |
|
Cortez Bailey,
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6/26/13
|
7500 S. Yates Blvd. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Justin Jackson,
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6/23/13
|
1500 E. 76th Pl. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Linda Williams,
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5/30/13
|
1700 E. 79th St. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Fearro Denard,
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5/25/13
|
7300 S. Dante Ave. |
Gunshot
Alley |
|
Catherine Glenn,
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5/12/13
|
7800 S. Euclid Ave. |
Assault
Residence |
|
Blake Ross,
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5/12/13
|
2800 E. 76th St. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Darrin Rodgers,
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5/1/13
|
6800 S. Cornell Ave. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Robert Gholson,
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4/8/13
|
7400 S. Dorchester Ave. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Raymond Tucker,
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3/8/13
|
1900 E. 79th St. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Willie Wilson,
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1/26/13
|
2500 E. 73rd Pl. |
Stabbing
Residence |
|
Tyrone Soleberry,
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1/10/13
|
2000 E. 71st St. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Steven Cannon,
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12/22/12
|
7200 S. Bennett Ave. |
Assault
Apartment |
|
Darius Hatfield,
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11/28/12
|
6800 S. Ridgeland Ave. |
Gunshot
Vehicle |
|
Anthony Bagsby,
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11/10/12
|
2600 E. 79th St. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
William Thomas,
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10/12/12
|
6800 S. East End Ave. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Jonathan Williams,
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10/8/12
|
7400 S. Dorchester Ave. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Carlos Marshall,
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8/15/12
|
6900 S. Oglesby Ave. |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
L.C. Robinson III,
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8/15/12
|
7500 S. Kingston Ave. |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Chateau Mercier,
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8/5/12
|
7300 S. Oglesby Ave. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Douglas Bufford,
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7/25/12
|
1400 E. 73rd St. |
Gunshot
Apartment |
|
Marshall Knights,
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7/17/12
|
7800 S. Colfax Ave. |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Daniel Green,
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7/15/12
|
7800 S. Constance Ave. |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Jamal Lockett,
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6/2/12
|
7300 S. Coles Ave. |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Malcolm Dowdy,
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5/28/12
|
1700 E. 68th St. |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Sonia Burke,
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3/27/12
|
1400 E. 75th St. |
Gunshot
Vacant lot |
|
Candace Butts,
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2/24/12
|
7300 S. Bennett Ave. |
Stabbing
Apartment |
|
Gregory Glinsey,
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2/19/12
|
2500 E. 79th St. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Jamal Harris,
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2/19/12
|
2500 E. 79th St. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Derrick Holliday,
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1/22/12
|
7400 S. Merrill Ave. |
Gunshot
Residential Yard |
|
Jason Gatewood,
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1/14/12
|
1400 E. 76th St. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Willie Cunnings Jr.,
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1/2/12
|
2400 E. 78th St. |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Dione Moody,
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12/19/11
|
2000 E. 68th St. |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Ravon Martin,
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11/1/11
|
2400 E. 75th St. |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Isaac Dotson,
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10/28/11
|
7800 S. Yates Blvd. |
Gunshot
Apartment |
|
Delvonta Porter,
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10/24/11
|
7200 S. Yates Blvd. |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Darius Knowles,
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10/15/11
|
2200 E. 71st St. |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Omaria Beckon,
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9/22/11
|
7100 S. Yates Blvd. |
Child Abuse
Apartment |
|
Alfredo Cuellar Chavez,
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8/11/11
|
2700 E. 79th St. |
Gunshot
Restaurant |
|
Jermaine Smith,
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8/3/11
|
1700 E. 72nd St. |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Daniel Johnson,
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7/30/11
|
7100 S. Ridgeland Ave. |
Gunshot
Other |
|
Errol Grant,
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7/11/11
|
7800 S. South Shore Dr. |
Gunshot
Porch/hallway |
|
Daryl Davis,
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6/9/11
|
2000 E. 71st St. |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Hakeem Graham,
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6/6/11
|
2400 E. 75th St. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Randall Cummins,
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6/3/11
|
6800 S. Crandon Ave. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Myron Smith,
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5/18/11
|
7200 S. Cornell Ave. |
Gunshot
Porch/hallway |
|
Jamar Conner,
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4/14/11
|
7600 S. Kingston Ave. |
Gunshot
Apartment |
|
Princess Streeter,
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2/5/11
|
2600 E. 75th St. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Antonio Ramos,
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1/30/11
|
7200 S. Jeffery Blvd. |
Gunshot
Vehicle |
|
Melvin Terry,
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11/30/10
|
7100 S. Cyril Ave. |
Stabbing
Apartment |
|
Dennis August,
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11/11/10
|
7200 S. Phillips Ave. |
Gunshot
Apartment |
|
Jason Williams,
|
11/8/10
|
2000 E. 70th St. |
Street |
|
Dontrell Johnson,
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10/7/10
|
3000 E. 68th St. |
Strangling
Street |
|
Roger Kizer,
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8/19/10
|
7400 S. Kenwood Ave. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Mobolaji Osho,
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8/13/10
|
2000 E. 71st St. |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Tufan Muhammed,
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8/6/10
|
7800 S. Cornell Ave. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Steven Bell,
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8/4/10
|
7400 S. Kingston Ave. |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Kemanuel Montgomery,
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7/10/10
|
7800 S. Essex Ave. |
Stabbing
Sidewalk |
|
Jamar Harris,
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6/26/10
|
7100 S. Yates Blvd. |
Trauma
Apartment |
|
Mark Johnson,
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6/4/10
|
6700 S. Blackstone Ave. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Clara Bryant,
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5/26/10
|
6000 S. Jeffery Blvd. |
Assault
Residence |
|
Kristopher Jackson,
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5/25/10
|
7600 S. Coles Ave. |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Joseph Powell,
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5/25/10
|
7600 S. Coles Ave. |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Pierre Beard,
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5/25/10
|
7600 S. Coles Ave. |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Fasion Robinson,
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4/12/10
|
2900 E. 79th St. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Nasar Husain Haidar,
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3/30/10
|
2600 E. 77th St. |
Trauma
Sidewalk |
|
Andreaus Clark,
> Read more > Follow-up coverage |
2/4/10
|
7100 S. Jeffery Blvd. |
Stabbing
Currency Exchange |
|
Darnell Hayes,
> Read more |
12/19/09
|
1700 E. 71st Pl. |
Gunshot
Apartment |
|
Ashton Wise,
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12/11/09
|
7800 S. Kingston Ave. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Maurice Smith,
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9/21/09
|
7100 S. Coles Ave. |
Gunshot
Apartment |
|
William Stark,
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9/6/09
|
7300 S. Stony Island Ave. |
Gunshot
Parking lot/garage |
|
Alfred Hale,
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8/30/09
|
2000 E. 71st St. |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Kimyatta Courley,
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8/30/09
|
2100 E. 71st St. |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Carlos Bell,
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8/27/09
|
7400 S. East End Ave. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Joshua Darnell,
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8/13/09
|
7100 S. Constance Ave. |
Gunshot
Vehicle |
|
Kelei Forman,
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8/13/09
|
7100 S. Constance Ave. |
Gunshot
Vehicle |
|
Justin Daniels,
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8/8/09
|
6900 S. Cornell Ave. |
Gunshot
Alley |
|
Raymond Liggins,
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7/10/09
|
7300 S. Dante Ave. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Everette Snow,
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7/6/09
|
2200 E. 78th St. |
Gunshot
Residence |
|
James Robinson,
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7/2/09
|
2300 E. 79th St. |
Gunshot
Gas station |
|
Will Harvey,
|
6/19/09
|
7700 S. Phillips Ave. |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Floyd Butler,
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5/18/09
|
7300 S. Merrill Ave. |
Gunshot
Residence |
|
Gregory Smallwood,
|
5/3/09
|
7500 S. Coles Ave. |
Gunshot
Apartment |
|
Deveus Johnson,
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4/27/09
|
7800 S. Essex Ave. |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Famous Ware,
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1/3/09
|
2100 E. 68th St. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Antonio Brandon,
> Read more |
11/16/08
|
7100 S. Ridgeland Ave. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Desmond White,
|
11/14/08
|
6700 S. East End Ave. |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Ernest Williams,
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10/11/08
|
6900 S. Paxton Ave. |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Montgomery Jackson,
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9/22/08
|
6700 S. Paxton Ave. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Jeremy Wright,
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8/27/08
|
7200 S. Phillips Ave. |
Gunshot
Porch/hallway |
|
Roy Barber,
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8/25/08
|
7000 S. Dante Ave. |
Gunshot
Park property |
|
Rakem Braylock,
|
8/23/08
|
6900 S. Jeffery Blvd. |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Ian Rush,
|
8/7/08
|
7400 S. Colfax Ave. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Darryl Hart,
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7/25/08
|
1900 E. 71st St. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Veda Dodds,
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7/1/08
|
7500 S. Kingston Ave. |
Gunshot
Apartment |
|
Delores Myrick,
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7/1/08
|
7500 S. Cornell Ave. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Corey Washington,
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6/29/08
|
7800 S. Kingston Ave. |
Gunshot
Porch/hallway |
|
Lawrence Jackson,
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6/29/08
|
7800 S. Kingston Ave. |
Gunshot
Porch/hallway |
|
Vanity Murff,
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6/29/08
|
7800 S. Kingston Ave. |
Gunshot
Porch/hallway |
|
Trichaul McMath,
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6/27/08
|
7800 S. Escanaba Ave. |
Trauma
Residence |
|
Larry Pickens,
|
6/18/08
|
7800 S. Marquette Ave. |
Gunshot
Porch/hallway |
|
Dorothy Taylor,
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6/16/08
|
7200 S. Coles Ave. |
Strangling
Other |
|
Jeffery Jamerson,
|
5/31/08
|
7200 S. Exchange Ave. |
Gunshot
Vehicle |
|
Sharkeila Taylor,
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5/26/08
|
1400 E. 69th Pl. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Frederick Hogan,
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5/26/08
|
7800 S. Essex Ave. |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Donte Wilkerson,
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5/8/08
|
6700 S. Jeffery Blvd. |
Gunshot
Other |
|
Cory Williams,
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4/21/08
|
7300 S. Stony Island Ave. |
Stabbing
Sidewalk |
|
Rhonell Savala,
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4/18/08
|
7500 S. Phillips Ave. |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Melvin Thomas,
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4/18/08
|
7500 S. Phillips Ave. |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Paris Bassett,
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3/2/08
|
1300 E. 72nd St. |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Donald Young,
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12/23/07
|
2300 E. 69th St. |
Gunshot
Apartment |
|
Leon Henry,
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12/5/07
|
7800 S. Crandon Ave. |
Gunshot
Vacant property |
|
Betty Carter,
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11/26/07
|
1800 E. 71st St. |
Strangling
Apartment |
|
James Young,
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10/16/07
|
7800 S. Cornell Ave. |
Trauma
Apartment |
|
Lenard Eggleston,
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9/9/07
|
7400 S. Kenwood Ave. |
Gunshot
Alley |
|
Andrew Junious,
> Read more |
8/11/07
|
6900 S. Chappel Ave. |
Gunshot
Sidewalk |
|
Duboris Davis,
> Read more |
8/4/07
|
2800 E. 76th St. |
Gunshot
Park property |
|
Stanford Scruggs,
> Read more |
7/12/07
|
1600 E. 74th Pl. |
Gunshot
Porch/hallway |
|
Tony Turner,
|
6/19/07
|
1900 E. 71st Pl. |
Strangling
Apartment |
|
Charles Carpenter,
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5/19/07
|
2500 E. 79th St. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Kyle Myles,
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5/17/07
|
7400 S. Crandon Ave. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Cinque Mingo,
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5/8/07
|
2100 E. 68th St. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Charles Joyner Jr.,
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4/22/07
|
1300 E. 75th St. |
Gunshot
Alley |
|
Kleo Barrett,
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4/2/07
|
7000 S. Oglesby Ave. |
Gunshot
Apartment |
|
Challah Hall,
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1/1/07
|
7100 S. Constance Ave. |
Stabbing
Apartment |
|
Marcus Hampton,
> Read more |
12/23/06
|
7500 S. Blackstone Ave. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Tanisha Cooks,
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11/24/06
|
6900 S. Jeffery Blvd. |
Gunshot
Apartment |
|
Damion Kendricks,
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9/24/06
|
7500 S. Dorchester Ave. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Stephanie Lee,
> Read more |
9/19/06
|
7500 S. Phillips Ave. |
Stabbing
Alley |
|
Troy Law,
> Read more |
9/19/06
|
7500 S. Phillips Ave. |
Asphyxia
Alley |
|
Julian Malone,
|
7/30/06
|
6900 S. Dorchester Ave. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Ivan Fountaine,
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7/23/06
|
2800 E. 78th St. |
Gunshot
Driveway |
|
Glenn McLinnahan,
|
7/10/06
|
6700 S. Clyde Ave. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Thomas Powell,
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6/19/06
|
7000 S. Cornell Ave. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Terrance Webber,
|
6/16/06
|
7400 S. Dorchester Ave. |
Gunshot
Street |
|
Martin Lynn,
|
5/21/06
|
7200 S. Ridgeland Ave. |
Gunshot
Vehicle |
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Everleana Brame,
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4/27/06
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7700 S. Oglesby Ave. |
Trauma
Residence |
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Antonio Phillips,
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4/22/06
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7100 S. Constance Ave. |
Gunshot
Street |
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Victor Giles,
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4/22/06
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7300 S. Ridgeland Ave. |
Gunshot
Porch/hallway |
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Annie Mae Davis,
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4/3/06
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7600 S. Clyde Ave. |
Trauma
House |
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Darren Taylor,
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2/20/06
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7200 S. Ridgeland Ave. |
Gunshot
Gangway |
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Aaron Tyson,
> Read more |
1/10/06
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7200 S. East End Ave. |
Gunshot
Street |
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