Illinois
3-year-old fatally shot dead at home
CHICAGO, Ill. (STNG) — The death of a 3-year-old Roselle Jaquan Reed, fatally shot in the chest early Sunday on the West Side has been ruled a homicide.
A weapon was accidentally discharged at the residence, with two juveniles were present. The shooting is initially being classified as an accident, Banks said.
No one is in custody [...]
Store owner fatally shot
Chicago, IL – On Thursday night, Norton, 55, of unincorporated Glen Ellyn, was found shot to death in the rear of his store, his hands bound and a bullet through the back of his head. Police are calling the incident robbery-related. No one was in custody Friday evening.
Recently, Norton had told gang members allegedly selling [...]
Suspect in string of robberies is fatally shot by police
Chicago, IL -Police began to notice a pattern, matching the robber to 25 possible holdups, and planned a mission. They cast a net over several miles, using dozens of officers to try to catch the robber in the act.
About 7 a.m., a Chicago detective and an FBI agent were patrolling their sector when they saw [...]
14-year-old girl shot dead by 16-year-old boy at home
West Frankfort, IL – Charges have been filed in a West Frankfort shooting death.
Austin Sandefur, 16, faces two counts of first degree murder for the death of Elizabeth Obrecht. Obrecht, 14, died Tuesday night after being shot at a home on West 7th Street in West Frankfort.
In court documents, authorities allege Sandefur shot Obrecht in [...]
Argument over girl led to shooting death of 16-year-old
BELLEVILLE, Ill. — Authorities say two 18-year-olds have been charged in the drive-by shooting of a 16-year-old Cahokia boy.
DeShawn Bell of Centreville and Travon Watson of Cahokia were each charged Friday with first-degree murder in the death of Kenneth Allen.
O’Fallon Police Capt. Eric VanHook says an argument over a girl may have led to the [...]
Teen shot to death in home basement
WHITING, IL — Police are looking for suspects in the apparent homicide of a 19-year-old who was found dead Monday night in the basement of a home he shared with his parents.
Police so far have held several “persons of interests” but have no suspects or eyewitnesses in the shooting of Jordan Linko, said Detective Lt. [...]
Teen shot dead and two others wounded in neighborhood shooting
Chicago, IL -Two men were being held without bail Saturday on charges they fatally shot a teen and wounded two others in what authorities said was a gang-related slaying last week in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood.
Cortez Powell, 25, of the 700 block of North Lockwood Avenue and Brian Ward, 22, of the 9500 block of Maple [...]
man who killed his estranged wife was shot by police
O’FALLON, IL — Police were called to what they thought was an apartment burglary Monday night but once inside, they were confronted by a man who refused to put down his rifle and by the body of his estranged wife.
An officer shot three times at James Jenkins, 44, of East St. Louis, hitting him once [...]
15-year-old charged as juvenile in man’s death
Chicago, Illinois – Police said the 23-year-old victim, Deonta Mansheck, was shot in the chest about 10:45 a.m. Sunday in a residence in the 7100 block of South Marshfield Avenue.
Kathy Davis, who lives at the home, said Monday afternoon that she was told the teen was showing Mansheck a gun he was holding for someone [...]
