Holiday Violence UPDATE: Second Police-Involved Shooting This Weekend is a Fatality
WBBM NewsRadio 780 Reporting
An exchange of gunfire between police and a suspect on the South Side early Sunday ended with the suspect being shot dead by officers.
At approximately 2:13 a.m., a Chicago Lawn District unit responded to a call of shots fired on the 6100 block of South Kedzie Avenue, according to police News Affairs.
Responding officers were confronted by an armed offender, there was an exchange of gunfire and the person was struck. The adult male was transported to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.
A weapon was recovered on the scene, police said. The shooting is being investigated by the Independent Police Review Authority.
This is the second police-involved shooting over the holiday weekend.
On Friday evening, an adult male was shot by police at 2046 E. 83rd St., Independent Police Review Authority spokesman Mark Payne said.
Officers, on routine patrol, observed a vehicle with an expired license plate and pulled the driver over, police said.
When an officer approached the car, a man exited the vehicle and fled on foot. During the chase, the armed man stopped and pointed a weapon at an officer, police said.
Police recovered a weapon from the scene, and the man is in Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in "serious" condition. •ADALINA WEBER, 31, is dead after scrambling into a north suburban Lincolnshire resort Saturday afternoon after being stabbed.
An arrest warrant for first-degree murder was issued Sunday evening for 58-year-old John Weber Jr., according to the Lincolnshire Police Department. He is accused of murdering his 31-year-old wife Saturday afternoon near the Lincolnshire Marriott Resort, 10 Marriott Dr.
Adalina Weber was pronounced dead just before 4 p.m. at Condell Health Network in Libertyville, Lake County Coroner Richard Keller said.
"We're treating this as a homicide investigation," said Lincolnshire Police Department Commander Gregory Duffey. It is the first murder in the Northwest suburb in more than 20 years.
Police had not located Weber Jr. Officials said relatives of his wife, including her children, were under protection.
"They're with officers and they are safe," said Detective Domenic Cappelluti of the Lake County Major Crimes Task Force. "We are taking every precaution." Cappelluti said the couple had not been living together for some time.
Officials could not say whether Clarence Weber was the father of any of Adalina Weber’s children. Cappelluti said the public was not at risk despite the fact that no one had been apprehended in connection with the crime.
"It appears to be an isolated incident where our victim was targeted," he said. "The community should not be in harm's way." Police were called to the scene at 300 Marriott Dr., near Milwaukee Avenue and Route 22, about 2:11 p.m. Saturday.
Employees at the nearby Walker Bros. confirmed she worked her shift as a waitress there that morning.
What happened next is unclear.
"We believe she drove the vehicle to this area," Cappelluti said. "We believe the incident occurred at this location." She made it into the lobby of the hotel, where she collapsed. Hotel workers called 911 and provided first aid, said hotel general manager Mike Croke.
Adalina Weber was not a guest at the hotel, he said.
Weber was taken to Condell Medical Center in Libertyville where she was pronounced dead just before 4 p.m., Lake County Coroner Dr. Richard Keller said. She had multiple stab wounds, he said. An autopsy is scheduled. Witnesses said police surrounded the area around the hotel and the nearby Lincolnshire Marriott Resort.
Although police want to question her husband, Cappelluti said police are seeking others in the case.
"He's not the only lead we're investigating at this time," Cappelluti said.
Despite the crime on its grounds, the hotel remains openy. Many guests were unaware of what happened until much later in the day.
Lincolnshire police and the Lake County Major Crimes Task Force are investigating the death as a homicide.
•QUENTON HARVEST, 18, was fatally shot early Sunday in the Gage Park neighborhood.
About 12:12 a.m., Harvest was fatally shot at 3134 W. 59th Street, the Cook County Medical Examiner said.
Harvest, of 9215 S. Drexel Ave., was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn where he was pronounced dead at 3:06 a.m. Harvest was parked in a vehicle when an unknown offender fired shots from a vehicle and shot him in the chest, police said.
Wentworth Area detectives are investigating. Police have no clues and no suspects.
•MICHAEL LOVE, 30, was fatally shot early Saturday in Hammond.
Love, of Calumet City, was pronounced dead at Saint Margaret Mercy Hospital at 4:20 a.m. after he was shot on the street in the 4400 block of Sheffield Street, according to the Lake County Coroner.
Love died of multiple gunshot wounds, according to a coroner's report. His death has been ruled a homicide.
Hammond police are investigating.
•A MAN WAS SHOT early Sunday in the Lawndale neighborhood. About 12:45 a.m., the victim was shot in the 1600 block of South Springfield Avenue, Ogden District police said.
Harrison Area detectives are investigating.Police have no clues and no suspects. •A 15-YEAR-OLD BOY was shot in the chest in the Woodlawn neighborhood.
The shooting happened about 10:54 p.m. in the 6200 block of South Drexel Avenue, according to police News Affairs.
The boy told police he was standing on the street when a gunman approached him and shot in the chest. He was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in “stable” condition, police said.
Police in the area heard the gunshot and saw an offender running from the scene. Police apprehended the shooter and recovered a weapon following a brief foot chase.
The shooting is said to have stemmed from an earlier fight between the victim and the shooter, police said. Calumet Area detectives are investigating. •A 70-YEAR-OLD WOMAN was hospitalized after being hit in the head during a Saturday afternoon robbery on the South Side.
A man in his 20s approached the victim in the 7600 block of South Racine Avenue about 4:50 p.m. and demanded her purse. The robber then struck the woman in the head and took the purse, police News Affairs Officer JoAnn Taylor said.
The woman is in Holy Cross Hospital in “stable” condition, Taylor said. Nobody is in custody. Police have no clues and no suspects. •THREE CHILDREN and a woman are injured after a hit-and-run crash, possibly alcohol-fueled, early Saturday.
The crash happened about 2:45 a.m. near West 99th Street and South Princeton Avenue, Fire Media Affairs Director Larry Langford said.
A Pontiac Grand AM rear-ended a sport-utility vehicle and the man driving the Pontiac fled the scene, police News Affairs Officer JoAnn Taylor. Alcohol appeared to be a factor, Langford said.
Three children were taken to the University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital in critical condition and one adult was taken to University of Chicago Hospitals in fair condition, Langford said.
Langford said an EMS Plan 1 response was initiated, automatically sending five ambulances to the scene.
Calumet Area detectives are investigating.
•JEREMIAH WELSH, 54 DAYS OLD, is dead. Chicago Police and the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services are looking into his death.
Welsh was found unresponsive at his home, 2048 W 52nd St., the Chicago Medical Examiner reports. He was pronounced dead at the scene. An autopsy Saturday is inconclusive, pending further studies, the medical examiner said.
Chicago police are treating the case as a death investigation, pending autopsy results, said Officer Laura Kubiak.
DCFS is investigating, said Kendall Marlowe, spokesman for the agency. He said the department had no prior contact with the family and there were no other children in the home.
•THE MAN FOUND SHOT on a CTA platform was the result of an altercation.
About 12:45 a.m., a shooting was reported at the Randolph and Wabash CTA platform, where someone was bleeding on the scene, police said.
A fight had ensued between two men and one of the men was shot, police News Affairs Officer JoAnn Taylor said.
Taylor said the shooting was reported at Randolph Street and Michigan Avenue. The victim is in Northwestern Memorial Hospital in "stable" condition, police said.
Wentworth Area detectives are investigating. They have not yet determined where the altercation happened nor have they identified a suspect.
•PIERRE MOORE, 22, apparently heard an intruder in a downstairs apartment unit. He was fatally shot early Saturday as he investigated.
Moore, of 2233 S. Springfield Ave., died from a gunshot wound to the neck, the medical examiner said. His death has been ruled a homicide.
Moore was in his home in the second floor apartment of the Springfield Avenue apartment building when he heard something coming from a downstairs apartment, which was supposed to be unoccupied, police said. When he knocked on the door of the unit, someone opened the door and opened fire, shooting him in the head.
Moore was pronounced dead on the scene at 5 a.m.
Harrison Area detectives are investigating. Police have no clues and no suspects. •DEWANA DALL, 45, is dead, found in her home in the 6600 block of South Troy Street on Friday, said police News Affairs Officer JoAnn Taylor.
She was pronounced dead at the scene by the Cook County Medical Examiner, who determined Dall is a battery victim. An autopsy is scheduled. •A 17-YEAR-OLD BOY was shot in the chest Friday evening on the South Side.
Police responded to a shooting in the 4700 block of South Michigan Avenue about 5:56 p.m., according to police News Affairs Officer John Mirabelli.
A shooter came up to the teen, fired shots and fled on foot, Mirabelli said. Emergency crews responded to the shooting and found a 17-year-old shot in the chest, Fire Media Affairs Director Larry Langford said.
Langford said paramedics took the male teenager to John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County in "stable" condition.
•CHARGES ARE PENDING against the biological father of a two-year-old boy who was shot at a south suburban liquor store in Dolton.
Few details are being released about the shooting. Dolton police will only say they are investigating a shooting incident that involved multiple male subjects at Greenwood Liquors and Food Incorporated at 825 E. Sibley Blvd. about 1:30 a.m.
The toddler was injured by his biological father’s gun during an exchange of gunfire, according to a release from police. The boy is doing OK, police said.
The boy’s father is in custody and witnesses are being interviewed, as well as other “persons of interest.”
Police have declined to comment until charges have been approved by the Cook County State’s Attorney. •A MAN WAS FATALLY SHOT and three teens had gunshot wounds Downtown Thursday night while people were streaming out of both the Taste of Chicago and the fireworks display at Grant Park.
The shootings all appear to be gang-related. One person was taken into custody following the shooting, police News Affairs Officer Amina Greer said. A weapon was recovered in connection with the shootings.
Courtney Thomas, 20, of 505 S. Wood St., was killed at 10:45 p.m. near Dearborn Street and Congress Parkway, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner. He was an Olive-Harvey College student. "He was always an inspiration to somebody. I looked up to him,'' said Thomas' 18-year-old brother, Matthew.
Nearby a 17-year-old male was shot in the arm and taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Greer said.
A 15-year-old boy, who was also shot downtown, walked into John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County with a gunshot to the head and was treated and released, Greer said.
A fourth victim, also 15, was shot in the buttocks and was treated and released, police News Affairs Officer Laura Kubiak said. •JOHN DUNCAN AND MARTIN HOARD have been identified as the gunshot victims in Thursday’s drive-by shooting, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner. Their deaths have been ruled homicides, after autopsy.
About 9:35 p.m., a dark-colored Pontiac Grand Prix pulled up to a car parked at 6701 S. State St. and somebody in the Grand Prix fired multiple shots, police said. The wo men, inside the parked car, were struck.
Duncan, 22 , of 8005 S. Paulina St., had multiple gunshot wounds, including a gunshot wound to the head, and was dead at the scene, police said. Hoard, 29, of 6000 S. Indiana Ave., was taken to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County in serious condition with a gunshot wound to the head, where he died.
The Grand Prix drove off after the shooting.
Calumet Area detectives are investigating. Police have no clues and no suspects. •THREE MEN were found shot just outside the Captain’s Hard Time Diner at 438 E. 79th St., according to Fire Media Affairs Director Larry Langford.
All three are in “stable” condition. Police responded to the shooting about 4:55 p.m., according to police News Affairs Officer JoAnn Tayor.
The three men were shot at the same location. They all ran away after getting shot, according to a Greshham District captain, who said one ran into a restaurant, one ran into a house and the other man ran down the block.
One victim is in Jackson Park Hospital and Medical Center, one in Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Care Centers in Evergreen Park, and one in Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, Langford said.
Calumet Area detectives are investigating. Police have no clues and no suspects.
•ANOTHER VICTIM was shot in the leg in the Canaryville neighborhood.
Police responded to the shooting in the 4400 block of South Shields Avenue about 4 p.m., according to News Affairs Officer JoAnn Taylor.
The victim is in Mercy Hospital and Medical Center. Wentworth Area detectives are investigating. Police have no clues and no suspects.
•DARIEL IDLEBURG, the man shot in his Dolton home, has died
Idleburg 20, of 14637 Dearborn St, was pronounced dead at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner. An autopsy is scheduled.
Dolton police will not comment. •POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING gunfire reported in Waukegan.
Officers arrived at 10th Street and Elizabeth Avenue and then moved the investigation to 10th and Lincoln Avenue to interview witnesses and gather names of potential suspects.
Residents in that area told police they heard shots being fired. One of the witnesses said her late-model Buick Century was struck by several bullets. There are no injuries.
Officers at the scene performed a pat-down search on one individual, who was placed in the back of a squad car and taken to the police station. Authorities said individuals involved in the shooting will be revealed later.
•CHARGES ARE PENDING against two men after they were involved in a hit-and-run crash that killed Tommye Freeman , 78, as they were fleeing the scene of a South Side burglary Thursday night.
Freeman was killed in the accident that occurred at 7600 S. State St., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner.
Chicago police officers saw the two running from the accident scene after their car struck the vehicle carrying Freenman, according to police News Affairs Officer John Henry.
Police said the offenders were fleeing the scene of a burglary in the 7600 block of South Langley Avenue, about a mile away, when they struck Freeman. Freeman was taken to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County where she died. •THREE MALE TEENS have been charged with shooting a fourth teenager in the Ashburn neighborhood Wednesday afternoon.
Javier Plomero, 17, Andrade Guilliermo, 17, and an 15-year-old juvenile were driving in front of an off-duty Chicago police officer's vehicle in the 3700 block of West 79th Street when the officer saw one of the teens in the vehicle fire a handgun at a 15-year-old boy, police News Affairs Officer Laura Kubiak said.
The shooting occurred at 3711 W. 79th St. about 12:30 p.m., according to police News Affairs Officer Daniel O’Brien. The officer called 911 and continued to follow the offender’s vehicle as it fled the scene.
The boy was shot in the thigh and wrist. He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in good condition, Fire Media Affairs Director Larry Langford said. Chicago Lawn District police arrested the suspects and recovered a weapon, Kubiak said.
Charges were approved after the teens were allegedly identified as the offenders.
Plomero of 3900 block of West 84th St., Guilliermo of 6900 block of South Komensky and the 15-year-old offender were each charged with one count of aggravated battery with a firearm, Kubiak said.
Contents of this site are Copyright 2008 by WBBM. The STNG wire contributed to this report.
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