Back of the Yards

A man who carjacked an acquaintance while Chicago police officers were literally shining a spotlight on him in Back of the Yards has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.

A Venezuelan migrant who has been arrested eight times in less than two years is now detained on allegations that he repeatedly stabbed a man on a Back of the Yards sidewalk to steal his phone, prosecutors said.

COPA has released stunning surveillance video of last month’s armed ambush on an off-duty Chicago police officer in Back of the Yards. The footage shows three masked men jumping from a white sedan and unleashing gunfire as the officer parked her SUV in her garage. She returned fire and survived with only minor injury.

Three masked gunmen leapt out of a stolen car and opened fire on an off-duty Chicago police officer in Back of the Yards on Sunday morning, according to preliminary information provided to CWBChicago.

A third person has been charged in connection with a shooting that injured five people inside a Back of the Yards liquor store on March 14. He joins 21-year-old Angeles Flores and 24-year-old Luis Vargas as defendants accused of firing shots inside Goldmore Liquors, 1949 West 51st Street.

Chicago police are conducting a death investigation after a newborn baby was found inside a freezer in Back of the Yards. Official information released by CPD conflicts with details provided by the medical examiner’s office and a law enforcement source.

A man accused of being the second gunman involved in a mass shooting earlier this month was on probation for burglary and AWOL from a pending felony gun case when he opened fire on the victims at a liquor store in Back of the Yards, prosecutors said.

A Riverdale woman opened fire on a group of people playing gaming machines at a liquor store in Back of the Yards late Friday, prosecutors said.

Passersby found a 54-year-old man lying in the middle of 49th Street overnight, suffering from three gunshot wounds to his chest, Chicago police said. Nobody called 911 to report gunfire in the area, which used to be monitored by ShotSpotter.

It’s not every day that we get to tell you that someone is accused of carjacking a driver while a Chicago police squad car was shining a spotlight on them. But today is that day. And the accused man is 29-year-old Datilion Kelly.

An 18-year-old man with no criminal background murdered his on-and-off girlfriend, then called 911 to turn himself in to Chicago police, prosecutors said. Officials offered no motive for the murder.