Monday, May 20, 2013
No arrests have been made in the Friday night shooting outside K & N Liquors in Chicago Heights. One man was killed and two others were treated for leg wounds.
Police continue to search for information about a shooting Friday night outside of a Chicago Heights liquor store in which one man was killed and two others were wounded. Joshua Garcia, 18, of South Chicago Heights, was pronounced dead after he was taken to St. James Hospital, police said. The two other men were treated for gunshot wounds to the legs. Investigators have interviewed several witnesses and are looking for more to piece together what happened at about 9:12 p.m. outside K & N Liquors, 2301 Chicago Road, police said. No arrests have been made. The Chicago Heights Police Department Detective Division and the South Suburban Major Crime Task Force are working together on the investigation. Anyone with information about the shooting…
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Gunshots were heard by neighbors near 23rd Street and Chicago Road in Chicago Heights late Friday night.
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Friday, May 17, 2013
Gunshots were heard by neighbors near 23rd Street and Chicago Road in Chicago Heights late Friday night.
Chicago Heights police are investigating a shooting near the intersection of 23rd Street and Chicago Road. Officers taped off the parking lot near K&N Market and Wine, 2301 Chicago Rd. and had blocked the southbound lane of Chicago Road Friday night. Neighbors said they heard 4 or 5 loud gunshots after 9 p.m. Four ambulances were called for multiple gunshot victims, according to an unconfirmed report. Check back with Patch for more information. It's easy to keep up with Patch!
A Matteson man believed responsible for shooting a Beverly man multiple times remains at large. Police are asking the public to be alert.
Chicago police are on the lookout for a Matteson man described as “armed and dangerous” in connection with a Beverly shooting on Wednesday, Sun-Times Media reports. The alleged shooter is 29-year-old David Twine. Police say he may be driving a black 2012 Cadillac SRX with Illinois license plate P24450, according to the report. The shooting occurred around 12:30 p.m. May 15 in the foyer of an apartment building on the 9900 block of South Walden Parkway in Beverly, police said. A man in his 30s was shot multiple times and transported to Advocate Christ Hospital. He was in critical, but stable condition as of last night, according to Ald. Matt O'Shea. It is believed that the shooting was not a random act and that the victim and suspect knew …
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Two of five teens charged with several felonies in connection to a fatal shooting in a Chicago Heights park pleaded not guilty in a Markham courtroom on Tuesday, Dec. 18. The other three are scheduled to be arraigned on Thursday.
Two teens charged in connection to a shooting that killed a 17-year-old Chicago boy have entered not guilty pleas Tuesday, Dec. 18. Mikah Darko, 17, was shot near 15th and Hanover streets and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police. Witnesses told police Darko was in the park when two men approached him and started shooting. The grand jury handed down an indictment for the five defendants on Friday, Nov. 30 in a Markham courtoom. Rhonzell F. Ard, 17, of Chicago Heights, in custody on $2 million bond and Cortez Hurst, 18, also of Chicago Heights and in custody on $2 million bond are charged with felony mob action, unlawful use of a weapon, concealing and delivery of a weapon to a minor and armed violence. Their three co-…
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Five teens have been charged with several felonies, including mob action and armed violence, related to an incident where another teen was fatally shot in a Chicago Heights park.
Five teenagers will be arraigned later this month on various charges after a Chicago teen was shot and killed in a Chicago Heights park, a spokesman with the Cook County State's Attorney's Office confirmed Wednesday, Dec. 5. Mikah Darko, 17, was shot near 15th and Hanover streets and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police. Witnesses told police Darko was in the park when two men approached him and started shooting. The grand jury handed down an indictment for the five defendants on Friday, Nov. 30 in a Markham courtoom. The accused include: All five are scheduled to be arraigned on Dec. 18 in Markham.
Monday, November 26, 2012
A grand jury will decide this week whether to indict five teenagers charged in connection to the shooting death of a Chicago teen in a Chicago Heights park.
The case against five teens charged in connection to the shooting death of another teen in a Chicago Heights park will go to a grand jury, an attorney for one of the teens said after a hearing Monday. An indictment could be announced on Friday. Sign up for daily Chicago Heights news alerts. Police say Mikah Darko, 17, of Chicago, was shot near 15th and Hanover streets and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police. Witnesses told police Darko was in the park when two men approached him and started shooting. Currently, the five teens are in the custody of the Cook County Department of Corrections and have not been charged with murder. They are: At the brief hearing Friday, the teens were called in pairs as Judge Darron E. Bowden …
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Four of the teens have been issued a Class X felony charge, which can carry a 30-year prison sentence.
Police have arrested and charged five teenagers after a Chicago teen was shot and killed in a Chicago Heights park on Nov. 3. Mikah Darko, 17, of Chicago, was shot near 15th and Hanover streets and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police. Witnesses told police Darko was in the park when two men approached him and started shooting. Sign up for Chicago Heights breaking news alerts. On Nov. 4, Chicago Heights police detectives and the South Suburban Major Crimes Task Force arrested four suspects in connection with the shooting. Police arrested two more suspects Nov. 5., and after further investigation five teens were issued a total of 18 charges. Police noted that an armed violence charge is considered a Class X felony in …
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Mikah Darko, of Chicago, is dead after a shooting near 15th and Hanover streets.
Mikah Darko, a 17-year-old Chicago man, was shot and killed in a Chicago Heights park, according to Chicago Heights police. The shooting occurred near 15th and Hanover streets Saturday night. The man was pronounced dead on the scene, after being shot a single time, according to the report. Detectives are investigating. Want the latest in Chicago Heights police and fire news, delivered straight to your inbox? Sign up for our breaking news alert.
Mike
9:01 am on Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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