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Trans Woman Tiara Banks Fatally Shot in Chicago The epidemic of violence against trans Americans continues, with Banks being the 16th killed this year. April 26 2021 8:08 PM EDT Black transgender woman Tiara Banks was shot to death in Chicago last Wednesday, making her at least the 16th trans, nonbinary, or gender-nonconforming person to die by violence in the U.S. this year. Banks, 24, was sitting alone in her car that night in the West Pullman neighborhood on the city’s far south side when...

14 shot, 1 fatally, Monday in Chicago Published  CHICAGO - Fourteen people were shot, one fatally, Monday in Chicago including a 17-year-old boy who was killed in a shooting in Little Village on the Southwest Side. The teen was walking with a female about 10:15 a.m. in the 2700 block of South Drake Avenue, when someone opened fire, striking him in the head, Chicago police said. The boy was pronounced dead at the scene. The Cook County medical examiner’s office identified him as Jorge Cruz, a...

Tiara Banks, a Black transgender woman, has been shot to death aged 24. Banks was killed in the West Pullman neighbourhood of Chicago on Wednesday (21 April), the Human Rights Campaign said. Her tragic death is at least the 16th known violent killing of a transgender or gender non-conforming person in the US this year. According to a local news report, Banks was sitting alone in her Ford Fusion when the shooter approached the vehicle and fired at her multiple times. She was pronounced dead at...

16-year-old boy shot in West Pullman By Sun-Times Media Wire CHICAGO - A 16-year-old boy was hurt in a shooting early Monday in West Pullman in the Far South Side. The teen boy was standing on the sidewalk about 2:45 a.m. in the first block of East Kensington Avenue when someone inside a dark-colored vehicle fired shots, Chicago police said. He was shot in the leg and self-transported in good condition to St. Margaret Hospital in Hammond, Indiana, police said. Officers initially said the boy wa...

A 36-year-old man was shot to death early Sunday in Humboldt Park on the Northwest Side. Duntae Manuel was sitting in a vehicle about 12:30 a.m. in the 3900 block of West Thomas Street when the gunman approached him on foot and fired shots, police said. He was shot in the head and body and was transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. The Cook County medical examiner’s office hasn’t yet released details on his death. Hours earlier, a 30-year-old woman was fatally...

A 16-year-old boy was shot April 26, 2021 in West Pullman. A 16-year-old boy was wounded in a drive-by shooting early Monday in West Pullman in the Far South Side. The teen was standing on the sidewalk about 2:45 a.m. in the first block of East Kensington Avenue when someone inside a dark-colored car fired shots, Chicago police said. He was shot in the leg and went to St. Margaret Hospital in Hammond, Indiana, where he was reported in good condition, police said. Officers initially said the ...

18-year-old shot in West Pullman By Sun-Times Media Wire West Pullman on the Far South Side. About 6:45 p.m., he was in the 200 block of East 116th Street when he heard shots and felt pain, Chicago police said.

Woman fatally shot in West Pullman: police By Sun-Times Media Wire CHICAGO - A woman was killed in a shooting Wednesday night in West Pullman on the South Side. The woman, whose age was unknown, was sitting in a parked car about 10:30 p.m. in the 12000 block of South Indiana Avenue when someone fired multiple shots, Chicago police said. She suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the head and upper body and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The Cook County medical examiner’s office h...

Sun-Times file photo Eight people were shot, three fatally Wednesday in Chicago, including a woman who was killed in a shooting in West Pullman on the South Side. The woman, whose age was unknown, was sitting in a parked car about 10:30 p.m. in the 12000 block of South Indiana Avenue, when someone fired multiple shots, Chicago police said. She suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the head and upper body and was pronounced dead at the scene. Less than an hour prior, a 20-year-old man was fatally...

Sun-Times file photo A woman was killed in a shooting Wednesday night in West Pullman on the South Side. The woman, whose age was unknown, was sitting in a parked car about 10:30 p.m. in the 12000 block of South Indiana Avenue when someone fired multiple shots, Chicago police said. She suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the head and upper body and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The Cook County medical examiner’s office has not yet identified her. There were no witnesses to ...