Crime

Several people were shot Sunday night in Merrillville. Police responded to the 7800 block of Rhode Island Street shortly after 9:07 p.m. Authorities did not specify how many people were struck but confirmed that individuals suffered apparent gunshot wounds. WGN News inquired about the number of victims and is still awaiting a response. It remains … Read more

Police are investigating after a man was shot and killed overnight on the city’s South Side. The shooting occurred around 11:20 p.m. Sunday in the 600 block of West 61st Place in the Englewood neighborhood. Officers on patrol heard gunshots and responded to the area, where they found a man lying unresponsive on the ground. … Read more

A 17-year-old boy died after a shooting Saturday afternoon in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood. Chicago police reported that the teen was inside a bedroom of a home in the 1900 block of N. St. Louis Ave. shortly before 1:30 p.m. when an unknown offender shot him in the head. The boy was taken to Mount … Read more

Police arrested a 19-year-old Chicago man in Phoenix, Arizona, over the weekend and charged him with attempted first-degree murder in connection with a November shooting at a South Side Jewel-Osco. Chicago police identified the suspect as Elijah Theodore. Officers arrested him in Phoenix on Friday, extradited him to Chicago, and formally charged him. According to … Read more

Authorities have charged a man with attacking a Chicago television news reporter while she was sitting inside an SUV in the Loop last month. Court records state that Noah B. Johnson was “mumbling and growling… but never stated anything” as he repeatedly struck the reporter and tried to drag her out of her vehicle near … Read more

A traffic stop that began in Cicero led to a crash and multiple arrests in Chicago, town officials said Monday. The situation unfolded around 4 p.m. when Cicero police officers tried to conduct a traffic stop in the 4900 block of W. 26th St. According to department spokespeople, the driver briefly pulled over before speeding … Read more

Chicago police are investigating a shooting that left a teenage boy wounded in the Loop on Monday night. Police reported that the 14-year-old was standing outside in the 0-100 block of East Washington Street around 8:30 p.m. when an unidentified suspect began shooting in his direction. The teen sustained a gunshot wound to his left … Read more

A motorcycle officer with the Los Angeles Police Department was taken to the hospital after a crash on the 405 Freeway near Sawtelle in West Los Angeles on Sunday evening. The collision was reported shortly after 6 p.m. on the southbound side of I-405, just north of the I-10 interchange, according to the California Highway … Read more

Two people were taken to the hospital following a late-night shooting behind a Target store in Baldwin Park on Sunday, authorities confirmed. The Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to reports of gunfire around 8:20 p.m. in the 3100 block of Baldwin Park Boulevard, near the 10 Freeway. When crews arrived, they located two victims … Read more