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Police Probe Spate of Shootings in Chicago, Baltimore and Michigan

The cluster points to rapid use of cameras, recovered guns, plus outside scrutiny in fast-moving probes.

Overview

  • Chicago police said Thursday they are questioning a person of interest in the May 7 East Garfield Park killings of rideshare driver Jassen Cho and 18-year-old Damarion Johnson, with a reward of up to $10,000 for tips.
  • A Thursday morning shooting in Edgewater near two schools left one man dead and a 53-year-old in critical condition, and officers recovered two guns as Hayt Elementary briefly went into a soft lockdown.
  • Officers used city cameras to track a gunman after a shooting near the Howard CTA station Thursday afternoon, then detained a suspect and recovered a firearm, according to Chicago police.
  • Baltimore officials said officers shot and killed a man who fired at them near Saint Agnes Hospital after 9:12 a.m. calls about an armed suicidal person, and the case triggered a critical-incident review with the state attorney general’s team.
  • Separate cases under review include two people fatally shot overnight in Southwest Baltimore, Baltimore County shootings that left one woman dead and two men wounded, an Ecorse police shooting of a man with a box cutter on a domestic call, and a Waterford incident where Michigan troopers reported a suspect dead.