Friday, May 16, 2008

Murder in Burnside

From today's Chicao Tribune....
A 53-year-old man was fatally shot Thursday afternoon in the Burnside neighborhood on Chicago's South Side.The shooting occurred about 3 p.m. in the 800 block of East 93rd Street, police Officer Laura Kubiak said. The victim, Calvin Porter, was standing on the sidewalk near his vehicle when two men approached him from behind and one of them opened fire, she said. Porter, of the 800 block of East Drexel Square, was shot in the head and back. He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead about 3:35 p.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.Porter was a known member of the Gangster Disciples street gang and had a history of violent offenses going back 25 years, including convictions for murder, aggravated battery and home invasion, court records show.

No one was in custody and a motive for the shooting was unknown Friday, according to Kubiak. Calumet Area detectives were investigating.Jason Meisner and Jeremy Gorner, Tribune reporters

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