Coverage dated October 3, 2026

Suspected home invader fatally shoots man in Northwest Side apartment: CPD

Headline from WGN Chicago

A suspected home invader shot and killed a man in Chicago early Saturday morning.

WGN Chicago's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Reports & sources

4 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC Chicago

    60-year-old man shot and killed by suspect during Belmont Cragin home invasion (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    One person was shot and killed by a suspect who forced his way into an apartment during a home invasion in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood early Saturday, authorities said. The shooting was reported at around 5:19 a.m. in the 3000 block of North Lotus Avenue near West Wellington Avenue.

  2. ABC 7 Chicago

    Suspected home invader shoots man to death inside Cragin apartment, police say (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    A suspected home invader shot and killed a man on the city's Northwest Side on Saturday morning, Chicago police said.

  3. WGN Chicago

    Suspected home invader fatally shoots man in Northwest Side apartment: CPD (opens WGN Chicago)

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    WGN Chicago's feed description

    A suspected home invader shot and killed a man in Chicago early Saturday morning.

  4. Sun Times

    Man fatally shot during Belmont Cragin break-in (opens Sun Times)

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    Sun Times's feed description

    A man was shot and killed during a home invasion in Belmont Cragin early Saturday, police said. The man, 60, was inside an apartment in the 3000 block of North Lotus Avenue around 5:20 a.m. when someone entered the back door and fired shots, according to Chicago police.