As many celebrated the Christmas holiday weekend, some families had heavy hearts as their loved ones were met with violence.
As many celebrated the Christmas holiday weekend, some families had heavy hearts as their loved ones were met with violence. Ralph Elliott, 79, was fatally shot on Christmas Eve during a robbery attempt outside Popeye’s near 47th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue. Lee Cration, a convicted felon, was charged with first-degree murder and attempted armed robbery in Elliott’s death. On Saturday evening while riding a Chicago Transit Authority bus going eastbound on 79th Street, a 14-year-old boy and another teen was injured when shots were fired into the rear of the bus. Both are expected to survive their injuries. No one is in custody, police said. The next day shortly before 8 p.m., Myron Thomas was sitting inside a vehicle near 82nd Street and Evans Avenue when was shot multiple times. He was pronounced dead less than an hour later, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. No motive has been established and no arrests have been made, police said. Copyright 2009 Chicago Defender
