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Prairie Shores Carjacker Believed Linked To 2 More Robberies in Bronzeville - Douglas - Chicago

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armed robberies late Sunday in Bronzeville are linked to a carjacking early Saturday ." /> Police now believe two armed robberies late Sunday in Bronzeville are linked to a carjacking early Saturday . View Full Caption Shutterstock BRONZEVILLE — A man who carjacked a woman early Saturday is now believed to also be behind two more armed robberies in Bronzeville, police said. Police sent out an alert Monday about three incidents involving a man armed with a handgun robbing people of their wallet or car. On Monday, a woman said a man with a gun attacked her at 12:20 a.m. Saturday in the parking lot of the Prairie Shores Apartments building at 2851 S. Martin Luther King Drive , taking her car and leaving her bruised. RELATED: Woman Carjacked, Then Finds Her Car Filled With Cash And Drugs Police said they now believe that carjacking is connected to two armed robberies on Sunday where victims also described a man with a handgun with an extended clip. The man allegedly robbe...

Victim, suspect identified in downtown Charleston restaurant sho

CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC) - Authorities have identified the suspected gunman in a fatal Charleston restaurant shooting and his victim. Thomas Demetrius Burns , 53, of Charleston, is the man police say opened fire at Virginia's on King Thursday afternoon , according to Charleston Police spokesman Charles Francis . Burns was shot by Charleston Police after a hostage standoff, according to Interim Police Chief Jerome Taylor . Burns was transported to MUSC for treatment and was listed in critical condition Thursday afternoon . There have been no updates on Burns's condition since then. The restaurant's executive chef, 37-year-old Anthony Shane Whiddon , of Goose Creek, died after being shot. Whiddon was the executive chef at Virginia's on King Street where the incident took place. He leaves behind a wife and two children. The restaurant's owners released a statement Friday saying they were "deeply saddened and heartbroken" by the shooting and calling Whiddon ...

The Latest: White nationalist says he will turn himself in

Photo: Andrew Shurtleff, AP Image 1 of / 19 Caption Close Image 1 of 19 A protestors yells as Mayor Mike Signer listens during the Charlottesville City Council meeting Monday , Aug. 21, 2017, in Charlottesville, Va. Anger boiled over at the first Charlottesville City Council meeting since a white nationalist rally in the city descended into violent chaos, with some residents screaming and cursing at councilors Monday night and calling for their resignations. (Andrew Shurtleff/The Daily Progress via AP) less A protestors yells as Mayor Mike Signer listens during the Charlottesville City Council meeting Monday , Aug. 21, 2017, in Charlottesville, Va. Anger boiled over at the first Charlottesville City Council meeting ... more Photo: Andrew Shurtleff, AP Image 2 of 19 A tour bus drives past the Central Park statue of Dr. J. Marion Sims , Tuesday Aug. 22, 2017, in New York. Critics want New York City to remove the statue in Central Park that honors the doctor who used slaves i...