This from Tim Olk:
Chicago Fire Department Still and Box Alarm and EMS Plan 1 at 5545 S. Shields Avenue
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This from Chi-Town Fire Photos:
12-30-2020
I took a ride to a fire in the 14th Battalion @ 2934 w 25th street. Companies landed with a 3-sty lightweight, with fire on the 2nd and 3rd floors. Companies made a push but were pulled out and went defensive for a few minutes. Engines 109, 23, and 107 were all lead out and had lines working. I arrived about 15 minutes into the alarm.
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From Chicago FD Media on Twitter:
Services for Paramedic in Charge Robert Truevillian were held at (Russo Hillside Chapels – 4500 Roosevelt, Hillside, IL). Visitation was on Sunday 12/27 from 3pm to 8pm. Service was on Monday 12/28 @ 11am.
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Excerpts from Fox32chicago.com:
A second person, Dwain Johnson, 18, was charged as one of the carjacking crew who confronted 65-year-old Dwain Williams, killing him in an exchange of gunfire. Johnson, of Gary, Indiana, was arrested Wednesday afternoon by the FBI’s Violent Crimes Task Force in suburban Oak Forest, police said. He appeared in court Friday, where he was denied bail on a count each of first-degree murder, attempted vehicular hijacking, unlawful possession of an automatic weapon and unlawful possession of a weapon.
On Thursday, a 15-year-old boy was charged as an unarmed accomplice in the shooting.
Chief of Detectives Brendan Deenihan said the suspects were part of a group responsible for a number of other crimes in the area. Two other suspects haven’t been arrested.
In surveillance video of the shooting, two people with guns are seen approaching Williams as he walks towards his Jeep with a bag in his hand. Williams then retreats behind his car as a suspect with a gun rushes towards him. William fires his own gun and a suspect falls to the ground before returning to the car and fleeing. Williams was shot in the abdomen during the exchange of gunfire and died at Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.
Excerpts from the ChicagoSunTimes.com:
A 15-year-old boy faces a murder charge in the fatal shooting of retired Chicago FD Lt. Dwain Williams earlier this month. The teen, who is not being identified because he is charged as a juvenile, was unarmed at the time of the shooting. He was with two other people who had guns when they confronted 65-year-old Dwain Williams Dec. 3 in an apparent robbery attempt. Police recovered a weapon and were testing it to see if it was used in the shooting.
Detectives are interviewing an adult, allegedly involved in the murder, and were still searching for two other adults. The group of carjackers, in a stolen Ford Fusion, allegedly followed Williams as he drove to Let’s Get Poppin’ at 11758 S. Western Ave. Surveillance cameras recorded the Ford as the driver parked near Williams’ SUV.
In the video of the shooting, Williams, walking toward his Jeep with a bag in his hand, is approached by two people with guns. Williams retreated behind his car as one suspect rushed toward him with a gun. Williams pulled out his own gun and fired. The suspect fell to the ground, jumped back in the car, and fled. Williams was shot in the abdomen and died at Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.
The Ford was found abandoned in Tinley Park Dec. 5. Prosecutors said DNA and fingerprints recovered from the Ford, as well as witnesses who identified him in still photos taken from surveillance footage, eventually led to the teen’s arrest. He faces multiple counts of first-degree murder, as well as a count of armed robbery. No charges against any other suspects have been announced.
The teen is a high school freshman in Chicago Heights. He lives with his mom and sister, and is active in sports and the local Boys and Girls Club.
Excerpts from nbcchicago.com:
Chicago FD Paramedic Robert Truevillian, who joined the department in 2000, died from complications of the Covid-19. He was assigned to ambulance 71, which operates out of the firehouse at 10458 S. Hoxie Ave. in South Deering and is the third active CFD member to die from complications of the coronavirus.
On April 7, Mario Araujo became the first fire department member to die from the virus and firefighter Edward Singleton died on April 14.
From CFD Media on Twitter:
Chicago FD Paramedic Robert Truevillian
Sadly we announce the death of CFD PIC Robert Truevillian due to COVID-19. He joined the CFD as a Paramedic in December of 2000. He was assigned to Amb 71, 10458 Hoxie. He becomes the third active duty CFD member to die of COVID-19 complications. God be with him.
Mourning bunting and station flags at half mast at Engine 81 Amb 71. 105 and Hoxie for PIC Robert Truevillian who died from Covid-19.
Mourning bunting and station flags at half mast at Engine 81 Amb 71. 105 and Hoxie for PIC Robert Truevillian who died from Covid-19.
From Tyrone M Garrett Jr 12-13-20:
Took some more updates yesterday of Engine co 115’s new house 119th and Morgan
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thanks Danny
This from Eric Haak:
Images from a working fire early Sunday morning (12/13). 722 West 71st Street. The fire was in a vacant, 25×40 2-story frame home. The bulk of the fire was in sector “C” and was on both floors and the attic. Engines 54 and 47 along with Trucks 20 and 30 worked for just over an hour before picking up.
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video from Steve Redick at the 4-11 Alarm fire in Chicago, 12-10-20
