Crime
17-year-old Rodrigo Franco killed in drive-by shooting while working inside Archer Heights Burger King
CHICAGO, IL — A 17-year-old boy, identified as Rodrigo Franco of Chicago, was shot and killed Sunday evening in a drive-by shooting while working inside a Burger King restaurant on the city’s Southwest Side, according to the Chicago Police Department.
The incident occurred shortly after 7 p.m. at the Burger King located near 4060 South Pulaski Road in the Archer Heights neighborhood.
Police said a Jeep SUV pulled up outside the restaurant, and someone inside the vehicle opened fire toward the interior of the building.
Franco, who was working at the time, was struck in the head. Responding officers and emergency medical personnel transported him to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition, where he was later pronounced deceased.
Authorities confirmed that the suspect’s vehicle fled the scene immediately after the shooting.
The direction of travel remains unknown, and no arrests have been made as of this time.
Detectives from the Chicago Police Department’s Area One Bureau of Detectives are leading the investigation.
Police have not released a possible motive, and no further information has been provided regarding the shooter.
Anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact Area One Detectives or submit an anonymous tip to CPD’s tip line at cpdtip.com.
Crime
Angela Johnson and Her Son DeAngelo Johnson Killed After Shooting Inside Home in Chicago, Mother’s Boyfriend in Custody
CHICAGO — A 47-year-old mother and her 27-year-old son were fatally shot inside a residence in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood on the West Side late Thursday night, September 24, 2026, according to Chicago police.
The victims were identified as Angela Johnson, 47, and DeAngelo Johnson, 27. Police said a suspect, identified as Angela Johnson’s boyfriend, was taken into custody following the shooting.
The deadly shooting happened in the 800 block of North Parkside Avenue at approximately 10:43 p.m. Witnesses reported hearing gunshots coming from the basement of the residence and called 911.
When Chicago police officers arrived, they found the two victims suffering from gunshot wounds.
Angela Johnson was found in the basement with a gunshot wound to her chest. Police-radio traffic indicated she had been shot on the right side of her chest.
DeAngelo Johnson was found on the first floor with multiple gunshot wounds. Radio traffic indicated that he had suffered two gunshot wounds to his back.
Both victims were initially unresponsive and in critical condition. Emergency personnel performed CPR on DeAngelo Johnson before both victims were transported to Mount Sinai Hospital, where they were pronounced dead.
According to police-radio traffic, one victim was pronounced dead at approximately 11:18 p.m., while the male victim was pronounced dead around 11:21 p.m.
Investigators found extensive evidence inside the residence, including approximately 23 shell casings in a basement bedroom. Additional shell casings were reportedly recovered in other areas of the basement, including the stairway, main room and bedroom.
Officers initially recovered a firearm and shell casings from the basement bedroom. Police later located a second firearm inside the home, bringing the total number of recovered firearms to two.
Authorities have not publicly stated who owned the firearms or confirmed which weapon, if either, was used in the fatal shooting.
Police also reported that DeAngelo Johnson was wearing an empty holster when officers found him on the first floor. That discovery prompted an officer-safety alert as officers searched the residence for the missing firearm.
Chicago police said the shooting appeared to be domestic-related and identified the alleged offender as the mother’s boyfriend.
Radio traffic indicated that a person had been detained by approximately 11:26 p.m. The official police report later confirmed that the known offender was taken into custody.
Two witnesses were reportedly available to identify the alleged offender, and officers conducted a show-up identification procedure near the scene.
Police have not released additional information about potential charges against the suspect.
The investigation into the Chicago Austin neighborhood double shooting remains ongoing. Detectives are continuing to examine the circumstances that led to the shooting, the relationship between the people involved and the role of the two recovered firearms.
The deaths of Angela Johnson and DeAngelo Johnson are being investigated as a double homicide.