All Blog Posts Tagged 'dies' (3)

St. Louis thug fires at officers, hits himself in the head

A man whom police alleged shot himself accidentally after a struggle with offficers Thursday night at Interstate 70 and Lucas & Hunt Road died about 9:40 p.m. Friday at an area hospital.

St. Louis County police identified the man this morning as Tyrone Hart Jr., 23, of the 10400 block of Balmoral Drive in Glasgow Village.

Police ran a license plate check about 11:40 p.m. Thursday of a car at a Shell station on Lucas & Hunt. It… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 18, 2008 at 8:00am — 7 Comments

Comedian/actor Bernie Mac dies at 50

*It's a sad day in the entertainment world. Chicago comedian Bernie Mac has died at age 50.

"Actor/comedian Bernie Mac passed away this morning from complications due to pneumonia in a Chicago area hospital," his publicist, Danica Smith, said in a statement from Los Angeles.

No other details were immediately available and the family asked that their privacy be respected.

Mac suffered from sarcoidosis, an inflammatory lung… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 9, 2008 at 12:00pm — 28 Comments

Teen survives, but his 15-year-old cousin dies from gunshot wounds

Paula Brothers (right) and Eugenia Kyles talk about their nephew Percy Rounds, 15, who was shot and killed Monday night in West Pullman. (Tribune photo by Michael Tercha / July 22, 2008)

It was late Monday night and Percy Rounds, 15, had just taken a shower to get ready for bed.

But before retiring for the night, he decided to hang out with his cousin, Adam Spaulding, on the back porch.

Spaulding, interviewed Tuesday… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 22, 2008 at 4:08pm — 11 Comments