A Chicago woman surrendered to police this week, the day after she allegedly shot a woman in a violent crime broadcast live on Facebook. As CrimeOnline previously reported, authorities say the 27-year-old victim was recording a Facebook Live video Tuesday afternoon in the Parkway Gardens neighborhood when she became involved in a verbal argument with …
A Facebook Live video appears to show the moment a woman was shot in the arm by another woman on Chicago’s South Side. Police said the unnamed 27-year-old woman was shot by someone she knew Tuesday afternoon in the Parkway Gardens housing project. WGN reported that the victim was streaming on Facebook Live when she …
An Illinois man was arrested this week on suspicion of fatally shooting a 4-year-old boy in Chicago. According to the Chicago Tribune, the 23-year-old suspect is accused of shooting Garrion Glover Jr. in the victim’s East Chicago apartment earlier this year. Police Lt. Marguerite Wilder confirmed the suspect’s identity as Lamario E. Delgado-Gonzalez, of Gary, …
Chicago police say a 5-year-old boy was shot for the second time in his life this week and his father is in jail on related charges. Reports indicate Kavan Collins found a handgun in the home this week and shot himself in the hand. According to police, the boy found the gun under a mattress. …
A 15-year-old Chicago boy is dead after being shot in the head by a bullet while out delivering newspapers with his stepdad on Sunday. Police are now trying to figure out if it was a case of mistaken identity. WGN9 reports that on Sunday morning at around 6:40 a.m., Brian Jasso was delivering papers with …
Police said the two men had a “rocky relationship”
A Chicago man was arrested Saturday for the brutal murder of his father after he reportedly posted selfies on Facebook following the killing. Carlton Edmondson, 26, is accused of murdering and mutilating 61-year-old Carl Edmondson in the father’s Chicago home, Fox News reports. The father apparently tried to get protective orders from his son in …
Chicago police say a suspect is in custody nearly three years after a 63-year-old woman was killed in a head-on collision. According to the Chicago Tribune, 23-year-old Adrian Segura was arrested this week after a warrant was issued earlier this month. Police believe the Kansas City, Missouri, man stole an SUV in December 2014, which …
Rosemont Police are expected to release photos and reports related to the death of Kenneka Jenkins, the 19-year-old found dead in a hotel walk-in freezer last month, family attorneys revealed. The Chicago Sun-Times reported that authorities will release the photos and documents sometime Friday in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). A statement from …
Lawyers for the mother of Kenneka Jenkins, the Chicago teen found dead in a hotel walk-in freezer last month, said that photos police recently showed them leads to more questions. Attorneys Larry Rogers Jr. and Sam Adam Jr. said in a statement that the newest photos were “of a personal, private and indecent nature.” According to …
On Friday, authorities released dozens of witness statements and police reports related to the Kenneka Jenkins case—providing additional insight into the teen’s disappearance and death. According to the Chicago Tribune, recently-released documents revealed that a hotel worker discovered Jenkins lying face down on her side with one shoe off. There was no evidence that she suffered …
Kenneka Jenkins, the 19-year-old Chicago woman found in a hotel freezer on September 10, died from hypothermia, the Cook County medical examiner’s office ruled Friday. The Chicago Tribune reported that alcohol intoxication and the use of topiramate, a drug used to treat migraines and epilepsy, were listed as contributing factors in the teen’s death. The medical examiner’s …
