3 found fatally shot in West Englewood home
Allen McCullough, a Markham Park District police officer, was "the rock" of his large family, the one his seven siblings leaned on. His wife, Danna, had infinite patience, even for...
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6th victim alive, sources say
Police omitted one salient fact in their public statements following a shooting Saturday that killed five women at a Tinley Park clothing store: There was a sixth woman shot, and...
Murder victim is identified a year later
Several Chicago homicide detectives, each the father of at least one daughter, refused to leave unknown the identity of a teenage girl found strangled, bound and stuffed in a cardboard...
When off-duty police fire their weapons
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Sidebar: Driver’s fatal shooting sparks lawsuit, rare grand-jury probe
Police shooting investigations almost always are quickly closed and not reopened, but the death of Emmanuel Lopez stands as a bracing anomaly. More than two years after authorities swiftly justified...
Sidebar: Deciphering the story of a bullet
To a medical examiner, the beauty of a bullet wound is that it usually tells a story. When a bullet enters the body, for instance, pushing into skin just before...
When off-duty police fire their weapons
Hours after Officer Phyllis Clinkscales fatally shot a young man trying to steal her car, Chicago police investigators and commanders ruled the shooting justified. They have stood by that conclusion...
Sidebar: Shot, charged — then acquitted
A questionable police shooting often leaves a paper trail. The details that cast doubt on an officer's account can be found in police reports, the files of the Office of...
The rush to clear police in shootings
TRIBUNE INVESTIGATION: SHIELDED FROM THE TRUTH Part 1: Rush to clear policePrint/e-mail | Your comments Part 2: When off-duty police fire their weapons Print/e-mail | Your comments Sidebar: Shot, charged...
The rush to clear police in shootings
On a summer night in 2003, two patrol cars pulled over a driver in front of his South Side home for running a stop sign. Thinking police had chased the...