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Officer Dies After South Side Shooting
(WGN-AM)- A plainclothes Chicago police officer died Monday afternoon after being shot in the head and critically wounded early this morning in the West Englewood neighborhood on the South Side, authorities said.
Alejandro "Alex" Valadez, 27, died...Tags: Englewood, Hospitals and Clinics, Chicago Tribune, Murder, Crimes
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2 Charged In Officer's Death
(WGN-AM)- Two people have been charged in the shooting death of Chicago Police Officer Alejandro "Alex" Valadez, police said Tuesday evening.
The two suspects were identified as Kevin Walker, 21, of the South Side, and Shawn Gaston, 20, of the 6200 block...Tags: Englewood, Chicago Tribune, Crimes, Murder, Gang Activity
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UPS Driver Shot On South Side While Making Delivery
(WGN-AM)- A United Parcel Service delivery driver was shot this morning during an apparent robbery involving two men in the West Englewood neighborhood on the South Side, officials said.
The man initially was in critical condition at Advocate Christ...Tags: Englewood, Hospitals and Clinics, Chicago Tribune, UPS Inc., Health
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Boy Saved By CPR at Park District Swimming Pool
(WGN-AM)- For paramedic Steven Dorich, it was an eventful first day on the job. About 3:30 p.m., Dorich and his colleagues with Chicago Fire Department Engine Co. 101 received an urgent call: a 7-year-old boy was unresponsive after spending as long as...Tags: Chicago Fire Department, Englewood, Hospitals and Clinics, Chicago Tribune, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
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Third Man Charged in Police Killing Ordered Held
(WGN-AM)-A third Chicago man was charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a Chicago police officer in June, police said today.
Christopher Harris, 20 of the 6200 block of South Paulina Street, was charged Friday with first-degree murder. He was...Tags: Englewood, Chicago, Trials, Chicago Tribune, Crimes
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Man held on 150K in Englewood shooting
Tribune reporterAn 18-year-old Chicago man fired into a crowd outside a home on the South Side on Thursday night, wounding five people before fleeing directly into the hands of officers, authorities said. William Stovall wounded a 16-year-old girl and four others around...Tags: Englewood, Shootings, Justice System, Injuries and Wounds, Judges
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Man, 18, charged in West Englewood shooting
An 18-year-old Chicago man fired into a crowd outside a South Side home Thursday night, wounding five people before fleeing directly into the hands of officers, authorities said. William Stovall wounded a 16-year-old girl and four others around 11 p.m....
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Gunman shoots 5 in West Englewood
WGN NewsChicago police are looking for the gunman who shot five people last night in the West Englewood neighborhood. The victims include two 16-year-old girls and three men. Police say they were all standing on a porch in the 6300 block of South Wolcott avenue...Tags: Englewood, Shootings, Chicago
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Chicago reaches 100 homicides for the year
RedEyeChicago on Wednesday reached 100 homicides for the year--the fastest the city has hit this mark in at least seven years, RedEye and police data show. Seventeen homicides have been recorded in the last week--including four each on Saturday and Sunday, a...Tags: Auburn Gresham, Woodlawn (Chicago, Illinois), Gage Park, Greater Grand Crossing, Englewood
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16-year-old boy shot to death on South Side street
Tribune reporterA 16-year-old boy was shot to death on a West Englewood street this afternoon, police said. The boy was shot in the head in the 1400 block of West 73rd Street at about 2:40 p.m., said Chicago Police News Affairs Officer Daniel O'Brien. The victim was...Tags: Englewood, Juvenile Delinquency
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Chicago posts worst first quarter of homicides since '03
RedEyeChicago ended the first quarter of 2012 last week with 118 homicides, the worst first quarter for homicides in nine years, a RedEye analysis of preliminary police data found. The city recorded 50 homicides in March, up from 22 homicides in March 2011,...Tags: Auburn Gresham, Woodlawn (Chicago, Illinois), Chicago Lawn, Englewood, Shootings
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Police, residents search for sex assault suspect
WGN NewsChicago's West Englewood neighborhood is on alert after a 13-year-old girl was sexually assaulted at gunpoint. Witnesses helped police construct a sketch of the suspect. Community activists, along with Alderman Joann Thompson of the 16th Ward walked the...Tags: Englewood, Witnesses, Chicago Tribune, Sexual Assault, Prosecution
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