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Police say a suspect has been identified and that the investigation is still on going, adding there is no danger to the community at this time. (Shutterstock)
HOMEWOOD, IL Homewood Police say a 48-year-old man was found dead in an office building on the 900 block of 175th Street on Saturday. The discovery came after police were called to tend to a gunshot victim.
The man was identified on Tuesday as Robert James Jr., who was most recently a resident of Country Club Hills, according to police. The Cook County Medical Examiner s office ruled his death a homicide. The Homewood Police Department Criminal Investigations Unit, along with help from the South Suburban Major Crimes Task Force said the attack wasn t a coincidence, adding that James was targeted.
2 teens shot, 1 fatally, in Calumet City
By Sun-Times Media Wire
CHICAGO - Two teenagers were shot, one of them fatally, Wednesday in south suburban Calumet City.
Officers responding to reports of a shooting about 3:15 p.m. found a 17-year-old boy with a gunshot wound in the 700 block of Buffalo Avenue, and learned the shooting happened about a block away, according to Calumet City Police Chief Christopher Fletcher
There, they found 19-year-old Jocari Chapman unresponsive in a vehicle, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, Fletcher said. He was rushed to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he died hours later.
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Two teenagers were shot, one of them fatally, Wednesday in south suburban Calumet City.
Officers responding to reports of a shooting about 3:15 p.m. found a 17-year-old boy with a gunshot wound in the 700 block of Buffalo Avenue, and learned the shooting happened about a block away, according to Calumet City Police Chief Christopher Fletcher
There, they found 19-year-old Jocari Chapman unresponsive in a vehicle, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, Fletcher said. He was rushed to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he died hours later.
The 17-year-old was also taken to a local hospital, and his condition was stabilized, Fletcher said.
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“I would like to thank everyone for the opportunity afforded to me to serve this community as your Chief of Police. This has been a great experience for me and I pray I have served you well, Alcott said. (Shutterstock)
HOMEWOOD, IL Homewood Police Chief William Alcott has announced his retirement from the Homewood Police Department, starting Feb. 26. His retirement comes after more than 30 years of police service, joining the department in 1998, working his way up to chief of police in 2016, according to the village. I would like to thank everyone for the opportunity afforded to me to serve this community as your Chief of Police. This has been a great experience for me and I pray I have served you well, Alcott said. Most of all, I would like to commend the men and women of the Homewood Police Department for their professionalism and unwavering dedication to duty. For without them and all of their hard work, the Homewood Police Department would not be what it is toda