UPS Employee Barbara Phillips ID’d As Victim In Monday Hodgkins Murder-Suicide

January 12, 2021 by THECOUNT.COM "ALWAYS OPEN! Since 2005!"

COOK COUNTY, IL. (THECOUNT) — Barbara Phillips has been identified as the victim in a Monday murder-suicide at the USP facility in Cook County, Illinois. Fabian Young has been identified as the deceased shooter.

Phillips, 30, was shot dead by 27-year-old Young who then turned the weapon on himself Monday near Hodgkins.

According to reports, police responded to a call of shots fired at the UPS sorting facility, located at 1 UPS Way in Hodgkins, Monday around 1 p.m. When they arrived, two individuals were found in a vehicle suffering from apparent gunshot injuries.

Both Phillips and Young were pronounced dead at the scene of gunshot injuries. A semi-automatic handgun was also recovered near their bodies.

Phillips was a UPS employee, police said.

“We are deeply saddened by the incident that occurred this afternoon, and we are cooperating with the responding authorities,” a UPS spokesman said in a statement.

The cause of the deadly incident remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: Cook County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Illinois and the second-most-populous county in the United States after Los Angeles County, California. As of 2019, the population was 5,150,233 – Wikipedia.

Young Sister Witnessed Mother Fatally Stab 5-Year-Old Chicago Girl Watched ‘Through Keyhole’

September 29, 2020 by THECOUNT.COM "ALWAYS OPEN! Since 2005!"

COOK COUNTY, IL. (THECOUNT) — Simone Austin has been identified as the Chicago mother charged with first-degree murder after she fatally stabbed her 5-year-old daughter, Serenity Arrington, in their home Saturday.

Austin, 27, stabbed her 5-year-old in the neck multiple times, killing her, as her 8-year-old sister watch through a keyhole in the bedroom door.

Austin is being held without bail after police say they found Arrington, on Saturday bleeding from the neck and lying alone the sidewalk in front of her home.

Via Fox8:

At a bond hearing on Monday, prosecutors said Austin was at home the morning Serenity died with the little girl and her 8-year-old sister.

The sister was allegedly told to leave the room before Austin cut Serenity’s neck with a knife she had under a pillow. Her sister watched through the keyhole in the door.

Austin then laid Serenity out in front of the home and told the officers and fire personnel who arrived that she did it and was sorry, prosecutors say.

Prosecutors say she then laid Serenity out in front of the home, and when police and fire personnel arrived, she told them she did it and that she was sorry.

The sister screamed when she saw Austin stabbing Serenity.

The sister tried to pull Austin off Serenity by her hair, prosecutors say.

“Keep that child in your thoughts and prayers because obviously this will be extremely difficult for the rest of her life,” said Police Chief of Detectives Brendan Deenihan.

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IL Man Aaron Brown ID’d As Victim Shot Dead Inside Chicago Home Saturday

August 1, 2020 by THECOUNT.COM "ALWAYS OPEN! Since 2005!"

COOK COUNTY, IL. (THECOUNT) — Aaron Brown has been identified as the victim fatally shot Saturday in Cook County.

Brown, 26, was shot dead inside a dwelling near Washington Park early Saturday.

According to reports, Brown was found suffering from head and chest gunshot injuries inside a home in the 200 block of East 55th Place around 12:20 a.m. Saturday.

Brown was pronounced dead at the scene of gunshot wounds.

The cause of the deadly incident remains under investigation.

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MS Woman Ashlee Sims ID’d As Pedestrian Fatally Struck Tuesday Night In Jackson

July 29, 2020 by THECOUNT.COM "ALWAYS OPEN! Since 2005!"

HINDS COUNTY, MS. (THECOUNT) — Ashlee Sierra Sims, of Jackson, Mississippi, has been identified as the pedestrian in a fatal Tuesday night vehicle strike in Hinds County.

Sims, 26, was killed while broadcasting on Facebook Live on Interstate 55 near Jackson Tuesday night.

According to reports, Sims was operating a vehicle on I-55 near Briarwood Drive in Jackson, when she exited the vehicle after dropping her cellphone out the window. Sims exited her vehicle in an effort to retrieve the device when she was struck by a passing vehicle around 9 p.m. Tuesday.

Sims was reportedly recording on Facebook Live at the time of her death.

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The cause of the deadly incident remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: Hinds County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 245,285, making it the most populous county in Mississippi. Its county seats are Raymond and Jackson, the state capital – Wikipedia.

Longtime Chicago ABC 7 Meteorologist Jerry Taft Dead At 77

July 24, 2020 by THECOUNT.COM "ALWAYS OPEN! Since 2005!"

CHICAGO, IL. (THECOUNT) — ABC 7 Chicago meteorologist, Jerry Taft, has passed away at his home Thursday. He was 77.

Taft worked as a weatherman at WLS-TV for over 3 decades. He retired in January of 2018.

He was surrounded by family and friends when he died peacefully Thursday night, according to the station.

A cause of death was not provided.

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Geo quick facts: Chicago, on Lake Michigan in Illinois, is among the largest cities in the U.S. Famed for its bold architecture, it has a skyline punctuated by skyscrapers such as the iconic John Hancock Center, 1,451-ft. Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower) and the neo-Gothic Tribune Tower. The city is also renowned for its museums, including the Art Institute of Chicago with its noted Impressionist and Post-Impressionist works – wikipedia.

IL Man John Roche Jr ID’d As Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Vehicle Saturday Night In Chicago

July 12, 2020 by THECOUNT.COM "ALWAYS OPEN! Since 2005!"

COOK COUNTY, IL. (THECOUNT) — John Roche Jr, of Chicago, Illinois, has been identified as the pedestrian fatally struck Saturday night in Cook County.

Roche, 21, died after he was struck by a vehicle near Chicago Saturday night.

According to reports, Roche was on-foot in the area of 11100 South Pulaski Road in Mount Greenwood, when he was struck by a passing Honda SUV Saturday evening just before midnight.

The driver of the SUV remained on scene and fully cooperated with arriving officials.

Roche was pronounced dead at the scene of blunt force trauma injuries.

No one was cited at the scene.

The cause of the deadly incident remains under investigation.

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IL Man Tobias McNeal ID’d As Victim In Friday Night Fatal Chicago Shooting

May 23, 2020 by THECOUNT.COM "ALWAYS OPEN! Since 2005!"

COOK COUNTY, IL. (THECOUNT) — Tobias F. McNeal, of Chicago, Illinois, has been identified as the victim in a fatal Friday night shooting in Cook County.

McNeal, 40, was found fatally shot in Englewood on the South Side of Chicago overnight.

According to reports, McNeal was found suffering from apparent gunshot wounds on the sidewalk in the 5600 block of South Paulina Street around 11:30 p.m. Friday.

McNeal was transported to an area hospital where he was later pronounced dead of gunshot injuries.

Chicago Police say, there were no witnesses to the shooting and a motive is unknown.

Anyone with possible information on the deadly incident should contact police at 911.

IL Pair Montana Brown & Kyle DeKruif ID’d As Victims In Thursday Wauconda Double-Fatal Crash

April 17, 2020 by THECOUNT.COM "ALWAYS OPEN! Since 2005!"

WAUCONDA, IL. (THECOUNT) — Montana Brown, of Gurnee, Illinois, and Kyle DeKruif, of Island Lake, Illinois, have been identified as the victims in a double-fatal crash in Wauconda Thursday.

Brown, 24, and DeKruif, 25, were both killed in a two-vehicle head-on crash involving a delivery truck in Wauconda Thursday.

According to reports, DeKruif was operating a Honda Odyssey traveling the wrong-way on Route 12 when it collided head-on with a delivery truck near Route 59 in Wauconda around about 2:15 a.m.

DeKruif and his passenger Brown were both killed in the Odyssey.

The driver of the delivery truck suffered non-life threatening injuries.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

Geo quick facts: Wauconda is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 13,603 at the 2010 census. It is the site of the Wauconda Bog Nature Preserve, a National Natural Landmark – Wikipedia.

IL Man & Teen Kenneth Gunn Abigail Rogel ID’d As Victims In Thursday Night Chicago Double-Fatal Crash

April 17, 2020 by THECOUNT.COM "ALWAYS OPEN! Since 2005!"

CHICAGO, IL. (THECOUNT) — Abigail Rogel and Kenneth Gunn, have been identified as the victims in a double-fatal high-speed crash in Chicago on Thursday.

Rogel, 14 and 56-year-old Gunn, were both killed in a crash that also critically injured three others on the South Side Thursday night.

According to officials, a teenage driver of a Chevy Avalanche, traveling on 69th near the Dan Ryan Expressway, ran a red light before colliding with a Toyota that was turning left around 10:45 p.m. Thursday.

The Toyota driver and two other passengers were critically injured.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Chicago Police Searching For 8-Year-Old Anthony Chalmers Missing Since Wednesday ‘Blue Bike Training Wheels’

January 16, 2020 by THECOUNT.COM "ALWAYS OPEN! Since 2005!"

CHICAGO. IL. (THECOUNT) — Anthony Chalmers has been missing since about 3 p.m. Wednesday and was last seen riding a blue bicycle with red handle bars and training wheels.

Chicago police are asking for help locating 8-year-old Chalmers who was reported missing from Parkway Gardens on the South Side of Chicago.

Chalmers was last seen in the 6400 block of South King Drive, according to a missing persons alert from Chicago police.

Chalmers is 4-feet, 70 pounds, with brown eyes, black hair and has a medium-brown complexion, police said.

He was last seen wearing a dark-colored hooded sweatshirt, dark-green pants, blue Nike sneakers and carrying a checkered Nike bag, reports FOX32.

If seen or anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to contact Area Central detectives at 312-747-8380.

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