Man Shot in 1800 block alley in South Loop

A man was fatally shot Sunday morning in the 1800 block alley of South Michigan Ave in the South Loop. According to DNAinfo, the shooting appears to be the result of an argument. The victim was shot in the head.

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Shooting death in South Loop

 From Chicago Sun-Times:

A Dolton man was shot to death while he sat in a car in the South Loop late Thursday night.

Andre Bunton, 37, was sitting in a car in the 200 block of East 16th Place about 11:25 p.m. when shots were fired and at least one bullet struck him in the chest, authorities said. 

Bunton the then tried to drive away from the scene but lost control of the car, striking two parked vehicles, said police News Affairs Officer Hector Alfaro. 

Bunton, of the 14300 block of Lincoln Avenue in Dolton, was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital where he died one minute after midnight, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office. 

Police released few other details about the homicide. 

No one was in custody as Area Central detectives investigated

Teens Arrested in Roosevelt Rd. Shooting

Roosevelt Rd. train platform

Two Boys Arrested
Two teens were arrested in connection with the Roosevelt Rd. shooting that took place on Monday, December 26. Two boys ages 14 and 16 were taken into custody. The 14-year-old was charged with a felony count of aggravated battery and use of a deadly weapon. The 16-year-old was charged with unlawful use of a weapon.

Victim Treated and Released
The 21-year-old victim was shot in the torso on the Roosevelt Rd. Train Station platform. He was then taken to Northwestern University Hospital where he was treated and released.

Police recovered the handgun and the shooter has been identified by the victim.

Sources for this post: NBC Chicago, Chicago Tribune, and WGN

Update
According to a story posted to the NBC Chicago Web site, a man was robbed of his iPhone on the Harrison L stop platform. The 20-year-old man was attacked and knocked to the ground by five men. Robberies of iPhones and iPads, nicknamed “Apple picking” have been a concern for District 1 Commander Christopher Kennedy. At a recent CAPS meeting Commander Kennedy remarked that overall crime in the South Loop is down, but robberies, including strong-armed thefts of iPhones and other electronic devices have been a concern.


SLC Note: The original blog post, “Teens Arrested in Roosevelt Rd. Shooting” did not include attributions. This was an error on our part. Thanks to an anonymous comment, we were made aware of our error. SLC regrets this oversight.