CRIME & SAFETY
Body found in Chicago ID'd as missing man who vanished after making mysterious final phone call to mom
Note: The video in the player above is from a previous report. A body that was recovered by police from the Calumet River on Chicago's Far South Side Wednesday has been identified as a missing 24-year-old man from South Chicago. According to family, the man has been identified as Jovon...
2 killed, 11 hurt in Chicago weekend shootings
CHICAGO (CBS) — At least two people are dead, and 11 others are injured following weekend shootings across Chicago as of Saturday. The ages of the victims range from 17 to 49. Friday. In the first shooting of the weekend, a liquor store clerk was hurt during a shootout...
Former security guard Gregory Livingston found guilty of murdering man at Kroger gas station over loud music
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Former security guard Gregory Livingston, 57, has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2021 shooting death of a Chicago man at a Kroger gas station. Prosecutors say Livingston was employed by third-party security company Allied Universal when he shot and killed 48-year-old Alvin Motley...
Person shot, critically hurt in Wendy's parking lot in Chicago Lawn
CHICAGO (CBS) – A man was hospitalized after being shot in a Wendy's parking lot in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood Friday afternoon. It happened just before 1 p.m. in the 7000 block of South Western Avenue. Chicago police said the 21-year-old victim suffered gunshot wounds to the leg and chest by an unknown person. A witness said a friend took the victim to Holy Cross Hospital. Police said he was then taken by ambulance to Mt. Sinai Hospital in critical condition. It is unknown whether the victim is an employee of the restaurant. No arrests were made. Area detectives were investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident. This is the second shooting involving the restaurant chain in a month. An employee was shot at another Wendy's location nearly two miles away in the West Chatham neighborhood. The 20-year-old woman was shot in the arm following an argument over a DoorDash order, according to the victim's mother. She was expected to recover from her physical injuries.The suspect in that shooting was charged on Thursday with aggravated battery and unlawful use of a weapon.
2 men charged in deadly Rogers Park shooting near CTA Red Line stop
CHICAGO -- Charges were filed Friday against two men in connection with a shooting last month that left one man dead and another wounded near a Red Line stop in Rogers Park. Deandre Loveless, 30, is accused of driving Jamarr Hill, 21, to the 6900 block of North Glenwood Avenue around 11 a.m. April 9. Hill got out of the car, chased one of the victims and fired shots before getting back in the car and fleeing the scene, Cook County prosecutors said.
Cop killer went to Iowa and Wisconsin after slaying Luis Huesca, prosecutors say. DNA, palm print, video evidence cited
CHICAGO — Video footage from scores of surveillance cameras, telephone location data, DNA evidence, and an eagle-eyed Chicago resident all helped Chicago police identify Xavier Tate Jr. as the man who murdered off-duty Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca during a carjacking on April 21, prosecutors said Friday. Judge Mary...
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