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Suspect Arrested in Case of Dismembered Toddler Found in Chicago's Garfield Park Lagoon
Chicago police arrested a suspect Tuesday in the death of a toddler whose dismembered remains were found in a lagoon last year, BuzzFeed reports. Kamel Harris, 41, is accused of killing 2-year-old Kyrian Knox because the child would not stop crying in pain after drinking some milk. Harris was caring for the lactose intolerant toddler at…
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Brother of Man Shot by Off-Duty Officer in Chicago Released on Bond
Michael Beal, 28, brother of the late Joshua Beal, who was shot and killed Saturday by an off-duty Chicago police officer, was released from custody Thursday after an anonymous donor paid the $50,000 bail, the Chicago Tribune reports. Upon leaving Cook County Jail in Chicago, Michael told reporters how thankful he was for his supporters.…
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Video Shows Group Beating Man as Bystanders Yell, 'You Voted Trump'
A man was beaten up in Chicago’s West Side by a group of men and women yelling, “Don’t vote Trump” and “You voted Trump,” as seen in a video that has since gone viral, the Chicago Tribune notes. David Wilcox, 49, said the altercation started when he was trying to make a left turn from…
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Brother of Joshua Beal, Man Fatally Shot by Chicago Cop, Faces Charges
Michael Beal, 28, was held on charges of felony aggravated battery to a police officer and attempting to disarm a police officer on Tuesday following the shooting of his brother, Joshua Beal, 25, on Saturday, CBS News reports. The dispute that resulted in Joshua Beal’s death started over whether a funeral caravan was blocking a…
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Homicides Up 55 Percent in Chicago This Year
Over the weekend, nine people were killed and 42 others were wounded in Chicago, the Chicago Tribune reports. This is the second weekend in a row in Chicago during which more than 50 people were shot. The number of homicides so far this year is now 55 percent above the number at the same point last year.…
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Black Lives Matter Told 'N–gers Go Home' After Chicago Cops Fatally Shoot Black Man: Report
Hours after an off-duty Chicago police officer shot and killed a young black man, Blue Lives Matter protesters clashed with Black Lives Matter activists near the scene of the shooting, DNAinfo Chicago reports. According to the report, after the shooting, Black Lives Matter activists went to check on the family of the man who was…
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17 Killed, 42 Wounded in Chicago's Deadliest Weekend of the Year
As October draws to a close, Chicago experienced its deadliest and most devastating weekend so far this year, leaving 17 people fatally shot and more than 40 wounded, between Friday afternoon and early Monday, the Chicago Tribune reports. According to the report, up until this weekend, Father’s Day weekend had been the most violent in the…
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Chicago Cop Who Quit After Fatally Shooting Rekia Boyd Seeks Disability Pay
A Chicago police detective who quit his job just days before a Chicago Police Board hearing would have determined whether he would be fired for the 2012 shooting death of 22-year-old Rekia Boyd is now seeking disability pay, the Chicago Tribune reports. According to the report, former Chicago Police Detective Dante Servin is demanding disability pay…
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Report: To Avoid Scutiny, Chicago Police Officer Didn’t Shoot Suspect for Beating Her
Parta Huff, 28, was arrested for attacking a female police officer while allegedly high on PCP. Chicago police say that she should have shot the man, but she chose not to because she feared that the shooting would be controversial, CBS News reports. Apparently the incident started when a police officer and her partner witnessed a car crash…