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A 15-year-old girl was fatally shot in front of her siblings while fleeing an attempted robbery on Chicago’s South Side, according to her family.

Demea Morris’ family stated that she and her siblings were attempting to flee an attempted robbery when they were shot at.

Demea’s family said the 15-year-old was ambitious and trying to make her way in the world.

“She was in the middle of nursing school, a 15-year-old girl. Most of them don’t really care about much. She was building her future,” said Toni Turner, Demea’s aunt. “She loved dancing, laughing, playing, cracking jokes. She loved excelling.”

But her future was snatched away in an Easter morning tragedy. Morris was shot in the head in the backseat of an SUV near 106th and Sangamon in the Washington Heights neighborhood on Sunday morning, according to Chicago police.

Morris’ family said she was in the SUV with her siblings, who witnessed the entire incident after surviving another terrifying situation prior to the shooting.

“They were in the middle of being robbed, and got away from the people who were trying to rob them, and they shot after them,” Turner said. “In the midst of pulling off of getting away from avoiding getting robbed they started getting shot at and they tried to go to the hospital while on the phone with police and they (police) pulled them over because they were able to track them down.”

Morris’ family paid tribute to her life in Jackie Robinson Park on Monday night.

“You took a lovely person, you understand. She was very smart, very intelligent and very witty,” Turner said. “For some bum to want to be greedy, and take something from somebody? You took more than what you could even imagine.”

Their cries for a lost life were as audible as their cries for justice.

“Say something. A parent-parents are suffering. Siblings are suffering,” Turner said.

The family, in collaboration with the Andrew Holmes Foundation and All Kids Matter, is offering a $13,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.

“What you did and the decision you made was wrong. This wasn’t a mistaken identity. This was first degree murder,” said community activist Andrew Holmes.

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‘A special kid,’ a high school sports star was killed near the United Center just days after his 16th birthday.

Darrion Williams turned 16 just one week ago.

His stepmother stated that he was overjoyed to be celebrating this weekend. A birthday party was planned for this Saturday, but sadly, it will now be canceled.

Williams’ family is still coming to terms with the fact that their fun-loving 16-year-old son is no longer with them.

“They took a special kid away. They did,” said Audrey Welch-Williams, the victim’s stepmother. “It tore me up, because I had just spoken with him, and he said, ‘I love you too.’ And I’m like, that was the last thing that I got from him.”

According to Chicago police, around 11 p.m. on Friday, Williams was walking on the sidewalk in the 2100 block of West Randolph Street when someone wearing dark clothing began shooting at him. Williams was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he died shortly afterwards.

“He had a lot of people and mentors that were in his life. So, it wasn’t like he strayed away. He was just at the wrong place at the wrong time,” Welch-Williams said.

His stepmother described him as a playful and sometimes shy child from a loving family. Williams also excelled in football and basketball at Crane Medical Prep High School on Chicago’s Near West Side.

He was only a sophomore, but he was already an important member of both varsity teams.

“We had anticipations for him going to prom, and maybe probably even getting drafted from somewhere, because he was totally varsity, and he did both sports and he did them well,” Welch-Williams said.

Those hopes were dashed as the happy times they shared became memories.

“I want everybody to know that he was a beautiful kid. And what happened, he didn’t deserve it,” Welch-Williams said.

As of now, no one is in custody, according to Chicago police, as detectives continue their investigation.

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Police report 21 shootings in Chicago over the weekend, four of which were fatal.

According to police, at least 21 people were shot over the weekend in Chicago, with four fatalities.

On Saturday, a would-be robber was shot while attempting to rob an O’Reilly Auto Parts store. According to police, a man entered the store near 91st and Stony Island, brandished a gun, and demanded cash. The suspect was then shot by the store manager, who police say is a valid FOID card holder. The suspect was taken to the University of Calgary Hospital in critical condition. He was later declared dead. Detectives from Area Two are currently investigating.

A man was found shot to death in Lawndale just hours before. Officers received a report of shots fired in the 3900 block of West Flournoy Street, according to Chicago police. When they arrived, they discovered a 32-year-old man unconscious on the ground around 1:10 a.m. He was shot in the back of the head and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to police. There was no one in custody.

Another man was killed in a shooting near the United Center on the Near West Side on Friday night. According to Chicago police, the man, whose age was unknown, was on the sidewalk in the 2100 block of West Randolph Street when someone wearing dark clothing approached him and opened fire around 11 p.m. He was shot in the chest and taken to Stroger Hospital, where he died, according to police. There was no one in custody.

A 14-year-old girl was critically injured when shots fired on the street struck her inside her home on Chicago’s Far South Side, according to police. The shooting occurred shortly before 1:30 a.m. According to police, the incident occurred Saturday in the 12600 block of South Lowe Avenue in the West Pullman neighborhood. According to police, the girl felt pain immediately after hearing the shots. She had two bullet wounds in her thigh. No one is in custody, and Area Two detectives are looking into it.

A man was also injured in a shooting in Albany Park on Chicago’s Northwest Side on Sunday morning. Officers discovered the man, 24, with gunshot wounds to his lower back in the 2800 block of West Wilson Avenue around 6:15 a.m., according to Chicago police. According to police, he was taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center and was in fair condition. Officials said the injured man and two others were taken into custody. Detectives were looking into the incident’s circumstances.

This report was assisted by the Sun-Times Media Wire.

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Chicago shootings: At least 14 people were shot and three were killed in weekend gun violence across the city, according to police.

According to police, at least 14 people were shot over the weekend, three of whom died.

On Saturday, a would-be robber was shot while attempting to rob an O’Reilly Auto Parts store. According to police, a man entered the store near 91st and Stony Island, brandished a gun, and demanded cash. The suspect was then shot by the store manager, who police say is a valid FOID card holder. The suspect was taken to the University of Calgary Hospital in critical condition. He was later declared dead. Detectives from Area Two are currently investigating.

A man was found shot to death in Lawndale just hours before. Officers received a report of shots fired in the 3900 block of West Flournoy Street, according to Chicago police. When they arrived, they discovered a 32-year-old man unconscious on the ground around 1:10 a.m. He was shot in the back of the head and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to police. There was no one in custody.

Another man was killed in a shooting near the United Center on the Near West Side on Friday night. According to Chicago police, the man, whose age was unknown, was on the sidewalk in the 2100 block of West Randolph Street when someone wearing dark clothing approached him and opened fire around 11 p.m. He was shot in the chest and taken to Stroger Hospital, where he died, according to police. There was no one in custody.

A 14-year-old girl was critically injured when shots fired on the street struck her inside her home on Chicago’s Far South Side, according to police. The shooting occurred shortly before 1:30 a.m. According to police, the incident occurred Saturday in the 12600 block of South Lowe Avenue in the West Pullman neighborhood. According to police, the girl felt pain immediately after hearing the shots. She had two bullet wounds in her thigh. No one is in custody, and Area Two detectives are looking into it.

A man was also injured in a shooting in Albany Park on Chicago’s Northwest Side on Sunday morning. Officers discovered the man, 24, with gunshot wounds to his lower back in the 2800 block of West Wilson Avenue around 6:15 a.m., according to Chicago police. According to police, he was taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center and was in fair condition. Officials said the injured man and two others were taken into custody. Detectives were looking into the incident’s circumstances.

This report was assisted by the Sun-Times Media Wire.

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The body of a missing woman was discovered tied up in a shopping cart in a SW Side alley, according to her family.

A 21-year-old woman who had been missing for months was found dead on Chicago’s Southwest Side on Friday, according to her family.

Rosa Chacon’s body was discovered in an alley in the 2300 block of West 24th Place, tied up and wrapped in sheets, according to her relatives.

“I miss my baby,” her father Jose Lucio said. “Normally when our daughter leaves, we hear from her. She calls the next day, she calls an hour after she leaves, she’s in a house, she’s secure, she’s nice and warm. But we didn’t hear anything.”

“I don’t know how they have a heart to do somebody like that,” said Rosa Chacon, the victim’s mother.

Her family last saw her outside her house on January 18. Chacon is seen in a home security camera video getting into a rideshare in the 2800 block of South St. Louis Avenue. Chacon’s family claimed she didn’t bring anything with her, including her coat and identification.

“She said, ‘I’ll be back mom. I got the Uber ride there and the Uber ride back,’ that’s what she told me,” her mother said.

Her cause of death will be determined by the Cook County medical examiner. Relatives said the tattoos on her body helped them identify her.

“She was the party type. She was not trouble,” said Juan Lucio, her brother.

Her mother said she didn’t know where her daughter was going or who ordered the ride for her and that Uber refused to say. According to a company spokesperson, they do not release private information for privacy and policy reasons.

Meanwhile, the family reported Rosa missing to Chicago police, but their concern quickly turned to anger after authorities failed to assist them.

“The cop said a crime had to be committed for them to do anything,” said Alejandro Guzman, the victim’s boyfriend.

They hired their own private investigator after months of searching and handing out flyers on their own.

Last month, a 20-year-old Guatemalan migrant was discovered shot to death in the same neighborhood.

Reina Cristina Ical was discovered dead in an alley near the 2400 block of S. Drake Avenue in Little Village. Her death was determined to be a homicide.

There have been no arrests in that case thus far.

“Be sure to watch your daughters more closely,” Chacon’s father said. “Don’t trust anybody.”

While Chicago police continue their investigation, community activists are offering a $15,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrator.

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Police say a pregnant woman was shot and killed inside her car in Belmont Cragin while attempting to rob someone.

According to police, a pregnant woman was killed in an exchange of gunfire while attempting to rob someone in Belmont Cragin on Chicago’s Northwest Side on Monday.

Genesis Escobar, 21, entered a car in the 5200 block of West Montana Street around 1 p.m. with the intent of committing a robbery, according to Chicago police.

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According to police, gunfire was exchanged between people inside the car and someone outside. Escobar received gunshot wounds to the shoulder, back, and hand.

According to police, she was taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center and pronounced dead. Friends at the scene told reporters that she was seven months pregnant and that the baby did not survive.

“When we got to the hospital, unfortunately, the baby was not able to be saved and she passed away as well,” said Iris Alvarez, who was friends with Escobar and lives near the shooting.

Alvarez and her daughter said they heard four gunshots. “We looked out the window and seen that the vehicle – someone opened the driver door, walked around the vehicle, pulled the body out and drove off,” she said.

“I feel that for a person to do that to someone, doesn’t have a heart,” Alvarez added.

There was no one in custody.

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A Chicago man has been charged in connection with a fatal South Shore shooting.

A Chicago man is facing charges in connection with a fatal shooting in the South Shore last month.

Dellton Chattman, 25, was arrested on Friday after being identified as the person who fatally shot a 24-year-old man on February 10 in the 7400 block of South Colfax Avenue around 10:30 a.m., according to police.

Today Chattman was due to appear in bond court.

He was arrested and charged with two felonies.

At this time, no additional information is available.

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A Chicago man has been charged in an East Side shooting.

A 20-year-old man was charged last month in connection with a shooting in Chicago’s East Side neighborhood.

Police say Thomas Olsen, of Chicago, was arrested on Thursday after being identified as the suspect who shot and injured a 31-year-old man on February 6 in the 10000 block of South Avenue North.

He was apprehended by the Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force in the 2400 block of South Commercial Avenue.

Today, Olsen was scheduled to appear in bond court.

He is charged with aggravated battery, a felony.

At this time, no additional information is available.

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A man has been charged in the shooting death of a Chicago police officer.

The 18-year-old man accused of shooting and killing Officer Andres Vasquez-Lasso has been charged by Chicago police.

According to the Chicago Police Department, Steven Montano, 18, is charged with murder, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, aggravated discharge of a firearm near a school, interfering with reporting domestic violence, and one count of assault.

According to police, Montano was shot in the head by Vasquez-Lasso and was taken to a hospital in critical condition.

Vasquez-Lasso, 32, was investigating a domestic-related call in the 5200 block of South Spaulding around 4:45 p.m. Wednesday when Montano shot him, according to police.

According to CPD Supt. David Brown, Vasquez-Lasso was shot multiple times.

He was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital, where he died later that night.

“This young officer, who had five years with the department, had a bright future ahead of him and this is something that no family should have to face,” Brown said.

Last summer, Montano and two others were arrested after fleeing a vehicle suspected of being involved in a shooting in the city’s Little Village neighborhood.

Charges against the 18-year-old were rejected by the State’s Attorney’s Office Felony Review, and a misdemeanor charge against him for resisting arrest was later dropped.

According to the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, he was offered an alternative to traditional prosecution due to his age and lack of criminal history. According to the office, he completed 25 hours of community service, which is why the misdemeanor charge was dropped.

According to the medical examiner’s office, Vasquez-Lasso lived about two miles from where he was shot.

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A man from Joliet has been charged with shooting at police during a SWAT situation.

A man has been charged with taking two people hostage and then shooting at responding police officers in the West Pullman neighborhood on Tuesday morning.

Steven Wade, 43, is accused of breaking into a home in the 12900 block of South Peoria Street and restraining a 44-year-old woman and a 21-year-old man at gunpoint, resulting in a SWAT response.

According to police, Wade allegedly began shooting at responding officers, despite the fact that no one was injured.

Wade was eventually apprehended and charged with nine counts of felony attempted murder. He was also charged with two counts of felony kidnapping and two counts of felony unlawful restraint.

Wade, from Joliet, is due in bond court on Thursday.

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2 Chicago men charged in Douglas Park murder

In the death of a 22-year-old man in Chicago’s Douglas Park neighborhood, two men have been charged.

Moses Maldonado, 21, and Nicholas Samudio, 22, both of Chicago, are charged with first-degree murder in the death of Tomas Villa, according to police.

Villa was found shot to death in the 2700 block of West 18th Street around 2:15 a.m. on Sunday. According to police, he was discovered on the street between two vehicles.

The two suspects were apprehended around 6:23 p.m. that evening in the 2700 block of South Homan Avenue. Officers discovered them in possession of a car that had been stolen in January.

Today, Maldonado and Samudio were due to appear in bond court. They are also accused of resisting and obstructing police.

At this time, no additional information is available.

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A man has been charged in two fatal South Side shootings.

A Chicago man is facing charges in connection with two fatal shootings on the city’s South Side in October 2022.

Malik Bloxton, 26, was arrested on Monday after being identified as the suspect who shot and killed two men on October 17.

Bloxton is accused of shooting a 43-year-old man in the 1500 block of East 62nd Street around 12:45 a.m. An hour later, he shot a 54-year-old man in the 6700 block of South Western Avenue, according to police.

He has an appearance in bond court today.

At this time, no additional information is available.

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A Chicago man has been charged in connection with a fatal shooting in East Garfield Park.

Last month, a man was charged in connection with a fatal shooting on Chicago’s West Side.

According to police, Luther Phillips was arrested on Monday for a shooting that occurred on January 20 during a gathering in East Garfield Park.

A 36-year-old man was killed at a home in the 300 block of North Hamlin Avenue around 10:30 p.m. when a fight broke out and Phillips pulled a gun, according to investigators.

Phillips was arrested in the 10000 block of O’Hare Street and is facing first-degree murder charges.

At this time, no additional information is available.

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Two off-duty Cook County officers were shot in the South Loop.

An off-duty Cook County Sheriff’s correctional officer was among two people injured in a drive-by shooting in the South Loop early Monday.

Just before 1 a.m., the 31-year-old was standing on the sidewalk with a 27-year-old woman in the first block of East Cermak Road when someone in a pickup truck began shooting in their direction, according to police.

The gunfire hit him in the back and arms. According to police, the off-duty officer self-transported to Stroger Hospital, where he was listed in serious condition.

The woman was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center in fair condition after suffering graze wounds to her face and legs.

As Area Three detectives conduct their investigation, no one is in custody.

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Police say a 25-year-old South Shore resident was fatally shot by a Chicago man

A Chicago man is accused of fatally shooting another man in the head earlier this month in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood.

Edwin Sims, 24, was charged with one count of first-degree murder, one count of unlawful use of a weapon, and one count of armed robbery with a firearm.

Sims fatally shot a 25-year-old man in the 1600 block of East 78th Street on February 7, according to police.

After being shot in the head and left arm, the victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

Sims was arrested and charged on Monday.

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Two people have been charged in connection with a fatal shooting in Streamwood.

Two men are facing charges in connection with a fatal shooting in northwest suburban Streamwood in December 2021.

According to police, Oliver Audinette, 20, and Antonio Rivera-Abriz, 23, were charged with first-degree murder in the shooting of Gabriel Herrera, 21, on December 14, 2021.

Herrera was in a car with a woman when it was shot and crashed into a tree in the 1000 block of Vine Street. Herrera, of Roselle, was taken to Saint Alexius Medical Center, where he died as a result of his injuries.

According to police, the woman was taken to Lutheran General Hospital for non-life threatening injuries.

Audinette and Rivera-Abriz, both of Hoffman Estates, are due in bond court on Wednesday.

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A Chicago man is accused of shooting an adolescent in a West Side parking lot after beating two women.

Following the alleged beating of two women and the shooting of an adolescent boy in North Lawndale earlier this week, a Chicago man was charged.

After an altercation that resulted in gunfire in a parking lot in the 3800 block of West Harrison Street, police say 34-year-old Michael Roquemore was apprehended on Monday just before 3 a.m.

Before shooting a 17-year-old boy, Roquemore assaulted a 17-year-old girl and a 23-year-old woman.

Responding officers arrested him about 20 minutes after the incident.

On Wednesday, the suspect is scheduled to appear in bond court.

At this time, no additional information is available.

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Three people were killed and three others were injured in a shooting on I-57 on Chicago’s South Side.

Authorities said three people were killed and three others were injured in a shooting on I-57 on the South Side Sunday night.

Six people were in a vehicle in the northbound lanes of I-57 near 115th Street when shots were fired around 10:30 p.m., according to Illinois State Police.

A 19-year-old man, a one-year-old girl, and a 14-year-old boy were pronounced dead at the scene, according to police. The girl has been identified as Amara Hall by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office.

According to police, a woman was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in serious but stable condition. According to police, two boys, ages 13 and 14, were taken to Comer Children’s Hospital in serious but stable condition.

The SUV’s female driver was able to exit I-57 at 111th Street and Hamlet Avenue. The car was strewn with bullets.

Andrew Holmes, a crisis responder, intends to offer a reward for information leading to an arrest. He is horrified by the violence.

“It’s clear as day,” Holmes said. “You can see right through the vehicle. You seen the children in there. You seen the people in there. I mean come on, just simply turn yourself in because I’ll tell you this much, there’s technology on the expressway.”

Donovan Price, a local pastor and victim advocate, said he is comforting one of the families who has lost a child.

“The reaction is, unfortunately, too common here in Chicago,” Pastor Price said. “A mother, you know, barely able to stand up…. Anger, confusion, wanting information, just everything you could imagine times two.”

Meanwhile, no description of a suspect or vehicle has been released by state police. There has also been no word on what precipitated the shooting.

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A 17-year-old boy was shot in the parking lot of a Chicago restaurant.

A teen boy was shot early Monday in the parking lot of a restaurant in West Garfield Park.

A 17-year-old boy was in the parking lot of a restaurant in the 3800 block of West Harrison when a male offender fired shots, according to police.

The boy was shot in the ankle and his friends drove him to a nearby hospital. He was then moved to another hospital in good condition.

Nobody is being held.

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At least five people were killed and two teens were injured in Chicago shootings over the holiday weekend.

At least five people have been killed and two teenagers have been injured in shootings in Chicago over the holiday weekend.

According to officials, at least two people were killed and a 14-year-old boy was injured in a shooting on Interstate 57 on Sunday night. The shooting occurred around 10:30 p.m. in the northbound lanes of I-57 near 115th Street, according to Illinois state police. According to Chicago Fire Department officials, two men, whose ages were not immediately known, were shot and pronounced dead at the scene. According to fire officials, a 14-year-old boy was taken to Comer’s Children’s Hospital in fair-to-serious condition. Three other children who were in the vehicle when the shooting occurred were taken to the hospital, though state police did not confirm their condition.

Gary Winston, 45, was discovered lying on a sidewalk in the 1200 block of West 73rd Place around 6:45 a.m. Saturday, according to Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office. He was shot multiple times and pronounced dead at the scene, according to police.

A man was shot to death on the South Side of Chicago on Sunday afternoon. The man, 35, was shot in the head around 2:55 p.m. in the 7900 block of South Marquette Avenue, according to police. He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police. His identity has not yet been revealed.

A person was shot and killed minutes later in the South Shore neighborhood. According to police, the person, whose age was not disclosed, was on the sidewalk in the 7800 block of South Phillips Avenue when he was shot multiple times. According to police, he was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center and pronounced dead.

A man was shot multiple times during an argument that followed a traffic crash Friday night on the Near West Side. After the 23-year-old man’s car collided with a red minivan around 11:30 p.m. he followed the van to a stoplight in the 1200 block of West Roosevelt Road, where he and the other driver got out of their vehicles and began arguing, police said. The driver of the van pulled out a handgun and opened fire, striking the man in the chest, back of the neck and right calf, police said. The wounded man then drove himself to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was listed in critical condition, police said.

A 17-year-old boy was injured in a shooting in West Garfield Park early Monday. The teen was shot in the right ankle about 2:40 a.m. in a restaurant parking lot in the 3800 block of West Harrison Street, according to police. He was taken to Rush University Medical Center and was listed in good condition, according to police.

Since 5 p.m. Friday, at least seven more people have been injured in shootings across the city.

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