Tragedy struck Chicago’s East Chatham neighborhood Monday night when 26-year-old Chicago Police Officer Enrique Martinez was shot and killed during a traffic stop. Officer Martinez, who was conducting the stop around 8 p.m. in the 8000 block of South Ingleside Avenue, was struck when someone inside the stopped vehicle opened fire. According to police, as…
A Wilmington woman who had been missing for weeks was found dead in a state park. The Wilmington Police Department received a report at approximately 4:45 p.m. on July 10 about Jennifer S. Tannhauser, a 41-year-old woman experiencing a mental health crisis. Despite searching Wilmington and the surrounding areas, officers were initially unable to find…
A tragic incident unfolded early Tuesday morning in Chicago’s Woodlawn neighbourhood when an off-duty Cook County Sheriff’s deputy was killed during a robbery attempt at a gas station. Rafael D. Wordlaw, a 31-year-old Chicago deputy, was at a gas station in the 500 block of East 67th Street at around 1:30 in the morning. Police…
A 48-year-old Postal worker identified as Octavia Redmond has been shot dead outside Chicago’s West Pullman home. Police said the offender, who was only identified as a male, approached Redmond, 48, pulled out a gun, and fired shots. She was taken to Christ Hospital in very critical condition after suffering multiple gunshot wounds to her…
