
7-year-old boy wounded in West Pullman shooting released from the hospital
Zayden Garrett was shot in the back last week when a bullet came through the window of his grandmother's home while his family was preparing for a night of pizza and movies.
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Zayden Garrett was shot in the back last week when a bullet came through the window of his grandmother's home while his family was preparing for a night of pizza and movies.
Police said bullets went through the glass of the restaurant, hitting a 27-year-old woman.
No officers were injured. One person of interest was taken into custody.
One man was sitting in the lobby, and another man was walking on the sidewalk outside, when three men walked up and started shooting.
Just steps away from the scene of the robbery attempt, a vehicle burst into flames.
The shooting happened around 9:41 p.m. Friday in the 200 block of North Kedzie Avenue.
The shooting happened just before 5:30 a.m. in the 7300 block of South Greenwood Avenue.
Burgos, 18, died in 2014 after someone fired shots into an apartment in Belmont Cragin while she was standing in the kitchen. Since the murder, police haven't named a suspect or arrested anyone.
Police said just before 12:30 a.m., officers were investigating a call of an aggravated assault and a person with a gun inside a business in the 3900 block of South Kedzie Avenue.
Officers attempted to disarm the suspect when he fired his weapon, police said.
Chicago police said the victims were discovered on the sidewalk and inside a residence, but It is not clear where the shooting happened.
A gun was recovered at the scene. A person of interest was also taken into custody, police said.
The boy was shot in a home in the Ashburn neighborhood. Jermont Terry reports.
Surveillance video shows the two men being shot and killed at the JJ Fish & Chicken location at 7828 S. Western Ave.
Ashanti Randolph, 29, was charged with one felony count of first-degree murder and one felony count of aggravated assault with discharge of a firearm.
Zayden Garrett's family is asking for prayers.
Both were taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition, police said.
The vigil for the boy, Zayden Garrett, was held Wednesday at the University of Chicago’s Comer Children’s Hospital. Darius Johnson reports.
Mehdi Medellel is charged with shooting and killing two men at the JJ Fish & Chicken on South Western Avenue. Tara Molina reports.
The victim was taken to Mt Sinai Hospital in critical condition with multiple gunshots throughout the body and later died.
Jesus Pena Jr., 33, was arrested on Monday and charged with one felony count of first-degree murder and two felony counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm.
Chicago police said the victim, a 24-year-old man, was in a fight with another person who pulled out a gun and shot in his direction.
Chicago police said just after 10 p.m., she was standing on the sidewalk in the 11600 block of South Racine Avenue when someone in the area fired shots – hitting her in both legs.
She was taken to Christ Hospital in good condition. As of Wednesday, no one is in custody.
Police earlier said an employee was behind the shooting at JJ Fish & Chicken on Western Avenue.
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