University of Chicago employee robbed at knifepoint near campus

The location of the robbery, in Hyde Park on East 59th Street, is along the south side of the University of Chicago campus. Students have been advocating for better security since the murder of recent graduate Shaoxiong “Dennis” Zheng, who was shot and killed near campus.

Man charged in shooting death of University of Chicago graduate
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Chicago police say after Alton Spann shot Shaoxiong Zheng, he took Zheng's electronics and sold them to a pawn shop for $100.

Chicago police announce murder charges in death of graduate student
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An 18-year-old man has been arrested and charged with the murder of a University of Chicago graduate student shot and killed during a robbery earlier this week near the school campus.

3 killed, 5 wounded, in shootings Tuesday in Chicago

Three people were killed, and five others were wounded, in shootings Tuesday in Chicago, including a man who was shot and killed during an attempted robbery in Hyde Park, a few blocks north of the University of Chicago campus.

Recent University of Chicago graduate shot and killed in armed robbery
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A 24-year-old man who recently graduated from the University of Chicago was shot and killed Tuesday afternoon during an attempted robbery�near the school's campus in Hyde Park on the South Side.

University of Chicago graduate fatally shot near campus during robbery attempt

A 24-year-old man who recently graduated from the University of Chicago was shot and killed Tuesday afternoon during an attempted robbery near the school's campus in Hyde Park on the South Side.