@cbschicago gathering more. Waiting outside the emergency room entrance, Michelle Tolbert said she learned her brother had been shot from a Facebook post and feared the worst. second mass shooting Chicago has seen in the last four days. But police still haven't been able to interview them because they're in the hospital. He wasnt really a guy that started trouble or anything like that, if anything, hed try to diffuse a situation he just got caught up in a tragic moment, Hall said. And again, I'm going to point the finger at the state's attorney's office. Richmond said her family was told that there was an argument and at least one person started shooting, first at a window then turned the gun to the people. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. It was coming from everywhere. Mayor Lori Lightfoot offered condolences to people whose lives were irreparably touched by what happened this morning.. She was not shot. 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Blash is being held at the Arapahoe County Jail on investigation of first-degree murder, among other possible charges, police said. A woman identifying herself as a family member of one of the women who was killed receives a hug from a supporter outside the crime scene tape at West 63rd Street and South Morgan Street, Tuesday morning, June 15, 2021. Neighbors said it is the party house on the block. First published on June 15, 2021 / 7:21 PM. For what?" CPD spokesman Tom Ahern tweeted a 7th. A female victim suffered unspecified gunshot wounds, and is in critical condition at University of Chicago Medical Center. Focusing on the illegal gun issue in Chicago is something Mayor Lori Lightfoot addressed, in connection to the incident as well. Editors note: This story was edited June 16, 2021, at 8 p.m. to correct the spelling of Shermetria Williams first name. Eight people were shot Tuesday morning at a gathering in the home in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood on the South Side, with at least two of the wounded in critical condition, according to. Chicago police work at the scene of a mass shooting June 15, 2021, in the 6200 block of South Morgan Street in the Englewood neighborhood. Detectives were questioning a person who was inside the home at the time. At about 10:20 p.m. on Independence Day, officers responded to a home in the 3600 block of South Sherman Street, police said in a news release. Theres a lot of family, Price said. Her cousin, Markeytia Richmond, said relatives were leaving for the ceremony when they received calls about the shooting. So Tuesday morning when her family was trying to find Williams, Richmond knew where to lead them. A woman in her 20s was in critical condition at the University of Chicago Medical Center. A witness told police they heard gunshots about 2 a.m. and ShotSpotter, the citys gunfire detection system, captured the sounds of gunfire outside the home, Brown said. GVA will collect and check for accuracy, comprehensive information about gun-related violence in the U.S. and then post and disseminate it online. Chopper 2 spotted an . Woman shot to death in Englewood Thursday, victim ID'd by coroner . Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson, the two candidates heading to an April 4 runoff to replace Lightfoot, also released statements. The witness told police they heard more gunshots around 5:45 a.m. Brown said he is waiting to confirm the events that took place after the 2 a.m. alert. Their conditions were unknown. Brown said a witness heard gunshots around 2 a.m. in the same area and a Shot Spotter alert was reported at the same time. The man shared a photo with CBS 2. "The last 18 to 24 months it's been really like living in hell," said Arness Dancy. Officers in the first car knocked on the door of a home on that block while officers in the second car encountered an 18-year-old man who had a gun and ran from officers, Brown said. Seven of the eight people shot Tuesday morning inside an Englewood home were shot in the head, according to Chicago police. She was inside the home when the gunfire began, Brown said. The slaying sent hundreds of officers and firefighters out to mourn and honor the officer, identified as Andrs Mauricio Vsquez Lasso, 32. Our people are getting killed. But you never wish or hope that it actually happens; and tonight, this tragedy did. Despite that, Lightfoot characterized the city as safe. The weekend before,six men and two women were wounded when someone in a silver car opened fire in a shooting in the 8900 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue in the Burnside neighborhood. Lightfoot urged officers to consult counseling and peer support services as they grieve. 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Chicago Police received reports of a person with a gun around 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the area of South Racine Avenue and West 57 Street and arrived to find a man who matched the description provided. As a news piece, this article cites verifiable, third-party sources which have all been thoroughly fact-checked and deemed credible by the Newsroom. The shooting took place at a home in Inglewood, and family and friends told NBC4 that it was a birthday party that turned violent. Emotions were running high. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. They were among people shot, four fatally, Tuesday morning in Englewood. Police said a 25-year-old man was shot in the back of the head and was taken to Christ Hospital. a mother of five children, according to the Sun-Times, mass shooting in Chatham killed a young mother of three and left nine others wounded. At an unrelated news conference Tuesday morning, Mayor Lori Lightfoot blamed the shooting on the easy availability of illegal guns -- an argument she's made many times before when addressing gun violence in Chicago. Michelle Tolbert said her brother had a jovial barbershop personality and had studied to be an EMT before going to barber college. He did no harm to no one. She meant the world to me. Police said there was an argument inside the home and someone fired shots. Detectives were trying to recover video from private security cameras that might have captured the shooting, police said. A man was shot dead in Englewood on Monday night, and a suspect is in custody, police said. The Supt. Through Sunday, the district had 20 homicides, five fewer than the same period in 2020, Chicago police statistics show. Hes a good person, she said. A 23-year-old man took himself to St. Bernard Hospital after being shot in his back. Police said the man was then taken to University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition. It tells us that we still have much work to do in our mission to end gun violence here in Chicago and, in particular, to limit the access of individuals to illegal guns, Lightfoot said. Hes a good person, she said. From left, victims Shermetria Williams, Denice Mathis and Blake Lee. "I'm still praying. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. And I would argue the idea of decriminalizing illegal gun possession is the most ridiculous thing Ive ever heard in my nearly 40 years in law enforcement, particularly at a time when our country is seeing the most increase in violent crime in decades, he said. "This is crazy. The brother, along with an older man and a woman, told the Tribune at a family apartment that the 23-year-old is expected to survive. 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Police Supt. Denver7 News brings you breaking and developing news from Englewood, Colorado on KMGH-TV and TheDenverChannel.com. Blake had had a hard life, his uncle said, but he was also enjoying things recently, having traveled to Miami on vacation, his uncle said. The officer, a five-year veteran of the department, was responding to a call about someone with a gun chasing a woman when the fatal shooting happened, police officials said. But the street overall is a quiet one, he said. A man was shot and killed Monday morning while driving in Englewood on the South Side. . Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times As a 4-year-old girl recovered from a gunshot wound Wednesday, a relative told the Sun-Times the girl had been combing her doll's hair on the front stoop of a vacant building in Englewood when a stray bullet hit her. Email Newsroom@BlockClubChi.org. A group of about 10 people waited outside the University of Chicago Hospital, where a 25-year-old woman was taken in critical condition after being shot on Morgan. Ive been doing this since 2016 and it hurts. Lightfoot bristled when asked how the steady stream of mass shootings might impact her efforts to reopen the city and encourage Chicagoans to come downtown to dine and shop and patronize the stores and restaurants in their own neighborhoods. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Anna Johnson, who lives on the block, owns a car that was also damaged by gunfire. So then I texted her at eight, and I asked her if she had everything. Clickhereto support Block Clubwith atax-deductible donation. Updated: Feb 24, 2023 / 10:18 PM MST. David Brown. One person wrapped her arms around another and rubbed their back to comfort them as they stood against a chain-linked fence and faced the emergency room entrance. Its worse now than its ever been. Brown did not elaborate on the relationships of the victims and the shooter, or what the argument was about. Four others injured. message spotted in SoCal snow as some grow desperate, Man charged with fatally stabbing woman he dated for 3 years: police, Downstate judge rules assault weapons ban violates state constitution. 2021 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Denice Mathis also was killed. The shooting happened about 4:45 p.m. in the 5200 block of South Spaulding . Brown said there will be more police in the area until they can determine who shot the people or why the shooting occurred. According to the district's website, all schools have a school resource officer assigned to each campus. how interested you are in the Fire, whose season begins Saturday against New York City FC at Soldier Field. Background. The attack is the third mass shooting in Chicago in a little over a week and came at the end of a burst of violence that saw more than 25 people shot across the city in 10 hours. A 2-year-old girl also was in the home during the shooting, police said. According to family and friends who showed up at the scene today, a 32-year-old mother is among the four shot and killed this morning. David Brown said at a news conference outside Mount Sinai Hospital, where officers gathered when word of the shooting spread. June 15, 2021 / 7:21 PM I told him just to be careful out here. A 35-year-old man was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center in fair condition with a wound to the right leg, police said. The victim was identified Tuesday as Kane Nathaniel Andres Acosta Wood, according to the Arapahoe County Coroners Office. No guns were located at the scene. During an unrelated press conference Tuesday, Mayor Lori Lightfoot blamed illegal guns for the mass shooting, and said the city needs federal help to stem the flow of violence. We do have an officer that was maced by someone in the crowd. She knew the man who lived there and had talked to him the day before. Why would anyone argue that illegal gun possession needs to be decriminalized? Lightfoot is under intense pressure to curb city violence, which has spiked in the past year and a half. / CBS Chicago. Price, founder and executive director of solutions and resources|Street Pastors, spent most of the morning on the Morgan block, praying over the victims and their families as well as comforting people who lived in the area. There will be an increased police presence in this area. Four people were killed, including a 14-year-old boy, and four others were injured, including an 11-year-old boy, in an Englewood shooting Saturday night, according to Chicago police. Chicago police said there was an argument inside a home in the 6200-block of South Morgan before the shooting took place. Im crying for Chicagos wounds, both our political wounds, our physical wounds, our community wounds. "The reality is our city is safe, and I stand by that. The shooting happened early Tuesday in the 6200 block of South Morgan Street, but police are still trying to determine what happened. Our comprehensive database tracks every homicide in the city with information about victims, locations and more. Family members identified two other victims as Denice Mathis and Blake Lee. She was texting me asking if I can take her shopping for graduation, Richmond said. Two officers walked over to her and tried to reassure her before street activist Andrew Holmes and others came up to calm her. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. 'HELP US!!' Witnesses heard gunfire about 2 a.m. and then again at some point 5:30-5:45 a.m., Supt. A 2-year-old girl in the home at the time was taken to Comer Childrens Hospital for observation. She got shot in the head, another person sobbed on the phone as they walked away. By ABC7 Staff. Its devastating.. The attack prompted Mayor Lori Lightfoot to say Chicago has joined a club of cities to which no one wants to belong: cities with mass shootings.. Block Club Chicago is a nonprofit news organization dedicated to delivering reliable, nonpartisan and essential coverage of Chicagos diverse neighborhoods. A 23-year-old man walked into St. Bernard Hospital with a gunshot wound to the back; he has been taken to University of Chicago in critical condition, CPD said. Email Newsroom@BlockClubChi.org. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. This violence must come to an end., This is a sad and sorrowful day for our city, andmy heart goes out to the family, friends and colleagues of the Chicago police officer whose life was taken in the line of duty in Gage Park this afternoon, Johnson said. Lightfoot as she repeatedly has done decried lack of federal action aimed at eliminating opportunity for criminals, for children, to get access to illegal guns so that petty disputes turn into mass shooting events, as weve seen over and over and over again.. Five kids," he said. FOX 32 reported the man was in his late teens or 20s. MASS SHOOTING IN ENGLEWOOD Eight people were shot, 4 fatally, during a gathering here this morning. No one is in custody and Area One detectives are investigating. @cbschicago gathering more. And for what?. He said there was no indication of loud music or a party taking place at the residence. I fundamentally disagree with that, she said. According to CPD, shots were fired after an argument at inside a home on South Morgan. The mass shooting occurred around 8:13 p.m. in 6500 block of South Halsted Street. Her father, Demetrius Williams, said Shermetria was his younger of two daughters. CHICAGO (CBS) -- Investigators are trying to figure out what happened inside an Englewood home that led to gunfire just before 6 a.m. Tuesday. Tuesdays mass shooting happened in a house, not on the street, she said, citing preliminary information. "She was a good mama. According to CPD, shots were fired after an argument at inside a home on South Morgan Street. Subscribe to Block Club Chicago,an independent, 501(c)(3), journalist-run newsroom. The Englewood (7th) District is one of the police districts that sees the most shootings in the city, and now this mass shooting has happened. His condition is unknown at this time. We are a city thats awash in illegal guns. He said his daughter is also the mother of a 3-year-old girl. How could you sleep at night?. Officials from the Civilian Office of Police Accountability headed to the scene to investigate the shooting, the agency tweeted. Loving mama. The relative, who asked not to be named, said her cousins daughter was hit in the arm when shots were exchanged between two cars in the 600 block of West 61st Street around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. Who is going give up the information? Another man is also being treated at Christ Hospital. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. I shed a tear for her when I stood there and somebody needs to shed a tear for Chicago. The mayor said she spoke with several of her counterparts across the country regarding this weekends mass shooting in Austin, Texas, and she made a renewed plea for gun control, an argument she makes frequently as did her predecessors Mayors Rahm Emanuel and Richard M. Daley. Mathis took care of her. Chicago police officers responded just before 5:45 a.m. to the intersection of 62nd and Morgan streets for a reported shooting. Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox. Know about important local and national developments as soon as they happen. Chicago police keep watch and crime scene tape hangs outside a house in the 6200 block of South Morgan, where eight people were shot, four fatally, inside the Englewood building, Tuesday afternoon, June 15, 2021. A 29-year-old mother of three was killed in a Chatham shooting that left nine others hurt on Saturday morning. What that tells us about the larger discussion about illegal guns is theres way too many guns in the wrong hands in this city and the country, he said. The shooting came the same day Brown announced his resignation and a day after Mayor Lori Lightfoot lost her reelection bid. She loved her family.. The results of that poll, in a word: Oof. Its worse now than its ever been, says pastor as families seek answers to shooting in Englewood that killed 4, wounded 4 others. She noted that the Englewood shooting happened inside a single residence not out on the street or in a large outdoor gathering. Tuesday mornings mass shooting is at least the third on the South Side in less than two weeks. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. "I'm concerned about the families who will be forever scarred by the loss of their loved ones That's what my primary focus is as the mayor of this city. Chicago police investigate the scene of a shooting that left four people dead at a home in the 6200 block of South Morgan Street in Chicago on June 15, 2021. (PUEBLO, Colo.) The Pueblo Police Department (PPD) said a man was taken into custody following a shooting death on Friday, Feb. 24. He was transferred to University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition. It wasnt clear whether officers responded to the home at that time. This is something that no family should have to face.. Golden was shot and paralyzed in Beverly last year trying to break up a fight. Four other people were hospitalized. They were there to protect this victim, Brown said. Chicago Police received reports of a person with a gun around 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the area of South Racine Avenue and West 57 Street and arrived to find a man who matched the description provided by the caller, police said in a press release. And when you have a gathering, and someone comes to a shooting, its going to be multiple people shot., Pastor Donovan Price, who is known in the neighborhood for his street ministry, said he was at the hospital with another woman whod been shot elsewhere in the city when he got messages about what happened on Morgan Street. They need our thanks, they need our support, they need to know that everyone in our city has their backs, Lightfoot said. Four people are dead and four others left injured. The courageous men and women of the Chicago Police Department have suffered another tragic loss of one of their own to the ultimate sacrifice of protecting our communities. A party was likely being held there, police said. They dont have respect for the elders. All rights reserved. The last Chicago police officer killed in the line of duty was Ella French, 29, who was shot in August 2021 during a West Englewood traffic stop. DeSoto County Fair closed Monday after teen is shot and killed. The man she was seeing is believed to be among those shot. Why? Along with police, violence prevention organizations also launched a full response, immediately sending workers to the hospital and out to blocks near the shooting, said Autry Phillips, who is executive director of Target Area Development Corp. Weve been spread out since this morning, Phillips said by phone. One of our vehicles, the windows were shattered by a brick.. At another point, she said, We absolutely have challenges in certain areas of the city. The two cars both fled east. The girls father drove her to Saint Bernard Hospital, and she was transferred in good condition to Stroger Hospital. Detectives said none appeared to be minors. Stephanie Coleman, 16th, also responded to the scene. Police recovered shell casings inside the house and a large capacity drum magazine.. Major cities throughout the United States, including Chicago, recorded rising gun violence throughout 2020. Hours later, shortly after midnight in Chicagos downtown area, hundreds of people smashed windows, stole from stores and clashed with police. As you can imagine, they are taking this tragedy very, very hard, Brown said. There was no sign of the home being broken into, Brown said. The officer had a bright future ahead of him, Brown said. There was no sign of forced entry, Brown said. ENGLEWOOD Three shooters got out of an SUV in Englewood Thursday evening and sprayed bullets on a group of people, wounding seven including a teenage boy and a 1-month-old girl who was shot in the head, police said. (Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune). "You've got multiple parties, five to six days a week, starting at midnight, going to four, five, six in the morning.". Skoronski is productive: in three seasons as Northwesterns starting left tackle, he allowed just five sacks in 2,364 snaps. Policing is a big family, people who know at some point they may be asked to make the ultimate sacrifice, Brown said. Still, Lightfoot said the federal government needs to step up to offer solutions and stop the flow of illegal guns into Chicago. The bar will host a flip cup tournament, trivia nights and, of course, a St. Patrick's Day bash. The third woman who died in the attack was Ratanya Aryiel Rogers, 28, who lived in Rogers Park, according to the Cook County medical examiners officer. March 1, 2023 / 5:22 PM / CBS Chicago. said it appears there was no forced entry. A car with bullet holes in two windows in the 600 block of West 61st Street, less than 24 hours after a 4-year-old girl was wounded on the Englewood block on the South Side. This incident came days after another mass shooting in Chatham Saturday, where a mother was killed and nine others wounded. First published on June 15, 2021 / 11:24 AM. Shermetria Williams, 19, is among those who died in the shooting, according to her father and cousins. "Every time people gather, whether they are in their homes or outside, we got individuals that discharged that weapon, but who is going to talk?" A 41-year-old man had been shot in the back of the head and was at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, and his condition had stabilized. Someone broke into the home in the 6200 block of South Morgan Street . They got me spooked, and I thought I was hardcore.. According to the Chicago police, shots were fired after an argument inside a residence in. Its not necessarily a question of arresting people; its a question of arresting the right people, Saniie said. A woman or girl was shot and taken to University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition, police said. The shooting happened at 1401 East Girard Place while police were responding to a suspicious vehicle call and found two people in a stolen car. "We've been in a pandemic for 14 months," community activist Darryl Smith said. The bar will host a flip cup tournament, trivia nights and, of course, a St. Patrick's Day bash. "It tells us we still have much work to do in our mission to end gun violence here in Chicago," Lightfoot said. Just Monday, Williams asked Richmond if she could take her shopping for a graduation outfit, and they last spoke Monday night. "My prayers go out to Denice and her family, my friends," she said. Every time we are around each other, all she talks about is her daughter, Price said. Got a story tip? A judge ordered Steven Montano, 18, to be held without bail at a Friday hearing as he faces a murder charge in the slaying of officer Andrs Mauricio Vsquez Lasso. Back home were red roses and balloons that said, Congratulations..