Eleven people were killed in a string over shootings across Chicago that left at least 55 people injured on Labor Day Weekend. The shootings were reported between 5 p.m. Friday and midnight Tuesday. During a news conference Tuesday morning, Supt. David Brown of the Chicago Police Department said shootings were…
Man arrested after three Black men killed in hit-and-run outside gay bar in Chicago
A man was arrested and charged in connection with a fatal hit-and-run that left three Black men dead and another person seriously injured in Chicago earlier this month. Chicago police announced on Tuesday that 34-year-old Tavis Dunbar was taken into custody on Monday. Dunbar has been charged with three counts…
3 Black men killed in “intentional” hit-and-run outside gay bar in Chicago, police say
Three Black men were killed in a hit-and-run collision in front of a popular gay bar early Sunday morning, which police reportedly said “appears to be intentional.” At a press conference on Monday, officials with Chicago Police Department said the hit-and-run happened after an argument inside a bar turned into…
Agency claims no evidence found race was factor in Chicago officer roughing up Black woman walking dog
A police oversight agency said no evidence was found indicating race was a factor in the scuffle between a Chicago police officer and a Black woman he tried to arrest while she walked her dog after hours at a beach. In a report released yesterday, the agency claims the aggressive…
White Chicago officer charged with battery after confrontation with Black woman walking dog
A former Chicago police officer has been charged with aggravated battery and two counts of official misconduct after he roughed up a Black woman he stopped while she was walking her dog. The incident happened in August of last year at North Avenue beach. The woman was reportedly at the…