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Friday, January 11, 2013

Homicide Investigations Stall Without Cooperating Witnesses

Evanston police continue to investigate the recent shooting deaths of Justin Murray, 19, and Javar Bamberg, 23. A lack of cooperating witnesses has stymied the investigation, police say.

Police say a lack of cooperating witnesses has stymied their investigation into the recent shooting deaths of two young Evanston men.  Detectives have identified possible suspects in the homicides of Justin Murray, 19, on Nov. 29, and Javar Bamberg, 23, on Dec. 12, according to Evanston Police Cmdr. Jason Parrott. However, they do not yet have enough information to press charges, he said.  “Not having a cooperative witness base is probably our biggest obstruction to bringing charges,” Parrott told Patch on Friday. Want to stay up to date on the latest news in Evanston? Sign up for our free newsletter. Police need evidence that ties a suspect to either of the crime scenes, he explained. That could mean someone who saw a person with a gun at…

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UPDATE: Officials Release Name of Evanston Man, 19, Shot and Killed on Brown Avenue, Evanston Man, 23, Shot and Killed in Ongoing Feud, Police Say, UPDATED: 16-Year-Old Shot at Evanston McDonald's, and 3 more ›

victoria smith

8:12 am on Saturday, January 12, 2013

Pretty sad that people who know something are not willing to come forward! Maybe they are afraid of some sort of retaliation against their family? I think there is more to this than we all know. Terrible to have to live in fear and to have this on your conscience.   more ›

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Recent Homicides Tied to 2005 Shooting, Police Say

Evanston police believe the shooting of Robert Gresham in 2005 at the Keg may have launched a violent and deadly give-and-take between members of two extended families with gang ties.

As the Evanston community reels from two homicides and one serious shooting in less than two weeks, police say the recent violence may all stem back to a murder that took place in Evanston in 2005, and the resulting ongoing feud between certain members of two local families.  In that incident, police say 19-year-old Antoine Hill shot and killed 22-year-old Robert Gresham at the Keg, 810 Grove Street. A judge sentenced Hill to 18 years in prison on charges of first-degree murder in October 2006; he was released on parole this September.  “Police believe that may have been the start of the violent back-and-forth issues between these two factions,” said Police Cmdr. Jason Parrott, a spokesperson for the Evanston Police Department. According …

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Shooting on Howard Could Be Retaliation, Police Say, Evanston Man, 23, Shot and Killed in Ongoing Feud, Police Say, Mayor at Shooting Victim’s Funeral: “Let Us Have Peace On the Streets”, and 8 more ›

Ian

2:22 am on Saturday, April 27, 2013

4 minutes agoThe truth is this feud goes back farther than 2005....forgot the year ghat John Bamberg was shot and he found out that Alvin Hemphill aka Deron shot him. So in March of 2003 or 2004 Robert Gresham set Deron up to be shot. Deron was dropping Robert Gresham off at his granny's house when someone jumped out the bushes shooting and riumor says it was john Bamberg....mind you robert …   more ›

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