Area 3 detectives
Coverage of Area 3 detectives in the Nexus archive.
- Man critical following West Ridge stabbing
A 26-year-old man was critically injured after being stabbed in the chest and shoulder in West Ridge. He was taken to Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston and is in critical condition. Chicago police are investigating the attack.
- Two shot, one fatally in predawn River North attack
A 30-year-old man was fatally shot and a 65-year-old man was wounded in a predawn attack on North State Street in River North. Both were taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where the 30-year-old was pronounced dead. Chicago police are investigating the incident.
- Three shot in pre-dawn drive-by on Near West Side
Three people were shot in a pre-dawn drive-by on Chicago's Near West Side, with one woman critically injured. A black vehicle was involved, and no arrests have been made. Victims were taken to Stroger and Mount Sinai Hospitals.
- Bicyclist, 27, fatally shot in Grant Park
A 27-year-old man was fatally shot while riding a bicycle in Grant Park, Chicago. He was pronounced dead at Northwestern Hospital after being wounded in the upper leg. Police are investigating but have made no arrests.
- 2 robbed at gunpoint in River North
Two men were robbed at gunpoint in Chicago's River North neighborhood by a group of five to six individuals. The perpetrators fled in a white SUV after demanding property from the victims, who were unharmed during the incident. Police are investigating with Area 3 detectives.
- Rogers Park man dies after being pulled from Lake Michigan near Belmont Harbor
Matthew McCullough, 32, from Rogers Park, was found unresponsive in Lake Michigan near Belmont Harbor and pronounced dead at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. An autopsy is scheduled to investigate his death, with police conducting a death investigation.
- Man stabbed in hand on CTA Red Line platform in Rogers Park
A 56-year-old man was stabbed in the left hand by an unknown individual on the CTA Red Line platform in Rogers Park. The victim was taken to Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston and is in good condition; the attacker fled before police arrived, and the case is being investigated by Area 3 detectives.