Fatal Back of the Yards shooting; Game Stop smash-and-grab | April 17, 2018

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A car crashed into a Game Stop at 1520 North Cicero Avenue early Tuesday. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

Welcome to our morning article rounding up crime (and more) happenings from around the Chicago area overnight.

Police found 15 shell casings at the scene of a shooting early Tuesday in the 11600 block of South Ada Street. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

Police found 15 shell casings at the scene of a shooting early Tuesday in the 11600 block of South Ada Street. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

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