17- year- old twins killed in Old Town drive- by
Twin 17- year- old brothers were killed in a drive- by shooting early Sunday in Old Town.
Edwin and Edward Bryant were standing outside about 3: 15 a. m. in the 1300 block of North Hudson when a dark- colored vehicle drove by, and someone inside opened fire, according to Chicago Police.
Edwin was shot in the chest and back and was taken to Northwestern-Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 3: 45 a. m., according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office and police. Edward suffered gunshot wounds to the chest and head and was also taken to Northwestern, where he was pronounced dead about an hour later.
The fraternal twinswere juniors atMarshall High School in East Garfield Park on the West Side after transferring from Lincoln Park High School as freshmen, according to Edward’s youth basketball coach.
Edward played basketball forMarshall and for the Chicago Demons, a youth basketball program in Old Town, according to Chicago Demons Coach Vince Carter. Edwin also played basketball until middle school.
Carter said Edward played on the Demons’ traveling team since sixth grade. Earlier this year, the Demons won the Bigfoot Classic in Houston and the Las Vegas Live tournament. About 30 teams competed in the tournament in Houston and about 75 teams in Las Vegas. “He was a big part of [ those wins],” Carter said.
Standing 6- foot- 5, Edward played forward and could dunk, Carter said. He “had a Kevin Durant look . . . and had been coming into his own in the last few years.” He probably would have played college basketball, and Division I college teams “were looking at him.”
“He played hard,” Carter said. “He loved basketball . . . but you had to push him to realize his potential.”
The brothers were two of four teens shot dead in Chicago since early Saturday. Daniel Brown
Evanston policewarn flier could be scam
A flier reported by residents of north suburban Evanston could be a scam, police said.
The flier, titled Operation Safe Home, says it is for an organization that will paint a home’s address on the curb in exchange for a $ 20 donation, Evanston police said in a community alert.
Because the city of Evanston has been unable to locate or authenticate the source of the flier, it could be a scam, police said. Residents were warned not have the work performed. Matthew Hendrickson
2 shot in Heart of Chicago
Two men were shot early Sunday in the Heart of Chicago neighborhood on the LowerWest Side.
The men, 20 and 22, were driving at 2: 41 a. m. in the 2100 block of South Oakley when they heard gunfire and realized they’d been shot, according to Chicago Police.
The younger man was shot in the arm, while the older man suffered a gunshot wound to the shoulder, police said. Both men, who are documented gang members, were in good condition atMount Sinai Hospital.