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Illinois has four different homicide crimes in total, with first-degree murder being the most serious offense. Illinois law defines first-degree murder as when a person intends to kill, intends to inflict great bodily harm, or knowingly engages in an act that has a strong probability of death or great bodily harm for another individual, causing a person's death. [2]
Chicago’s homicide victims in 2024 are often young, Black and male. Most homicide victims in Chicago died as the result of gunshot wounds. Sources: City of Chicago; Tribune reporting and archives
Murder of Derrion Albert: Chicago: 2009-09-24: Murder at Christian Fenger Academy High School: Murder of Hadiya Pendleton: Chicago: 2013-01-29: 15-year-old girl shot while standing with friends in a park; Barack Obama mentioned in State of Union: Murder of Laquan McDonald: Chicago: 2014-10-20: 17-year-old African-American youth fatally shot by ...
Homicide is an act in which a person causes the death of another person. A homicide requires only a volitional act, or an omission, that causes the death of another, and thus a homicide may result from accidental, reckless, or negligent acts even if there is no intent to cause harm. [1] It is separate from suicide.
Chicago police release video of 3 suspects wanted in ...
Murder, as defined in common law countries, is the unlawful killing of another human being with intent (or malice aforethought), and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide (such as manslaughter). As the loss of a human being inflicts an enormous amount of grief for individuals close to the victim ...
A homicide suspect from Chicago was arrested early Wednesday morning after an Illinois State Police trooper was shot during a traffic stop on Toronto Road.. Cristobal Santana, 37, was arrested ...
A Murder in the Park is a 2014 American true crime documentary directed by Shawn Rech and Brandon Kimber. [1]The documentary examines the controversial conviction of Alstory Simon, [2] who served 15+ years in an Illinois prison for double homicide following a false confession, which in 1999 freed a man already convicted of the killings.