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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

John Bamberg, the father of 23-year-old slain Evanston man, is suing the city and its police and fire departments. Bamberg claimed the city did not respond timely to his son’s shooting.

Father of slain man persists in lawsuit against Evanston

January 12, 2014

The father of a slain Evanston man filed an amended lawsuit Wednesday against the city. The federal lawsuit alleges city departments responded too slowly after his son’s shooting in 2012. John Bamberg...

John Bamberg, whose 23-year-old son was shot and killed last year, addresses an Evanston City Council committee in January. Bamberg is suing the city and its fire and police departments, alleging they did not arrive timely after his son was shot.

Father of slain man sues Evanston

September 25, 2013

The father of a slain Evanston man is suing the city and its police and fire departments, claiming they waited too long to respond to his son's shooting last year. In a lawsuit filed Monday in federal...

Proposed act would protect witnesses of gang crimes

May 14, 2013

Illinois state senators will vote in the coming weeks on a bill that would provide protection to witnesses of gang crimes, a measure that could help the efforts of Evanston police. The Gang Crime Witness...

John Bamberg, father of slain Evanston man Javar Bamberg, speaks Jan. 7 at a Human Services Committee meeting. Bamberg plans to sue the city, the Evanston Police Department and the Evanston fire department in the coming weeks over the handling of his sons death and investigation.

Father of slain Evanston man to sue city

May 2, 2013

The father of a slain Evanston man plans to sue the city, claiming his son's death and subsequent investigation were mishandled. John Bamberg will sue the city, the Evanston Police Department and the...

Justin Murray, 19, died from a shooting in west Evanston on Nov. 29. His mother, Carolyn, now alleges EPD has used gang-related murder as an excuse for the lack of arrests.

‘Gang related’ label an excuse for unsolved homicides, victim’s mother says

February 5, 2013

With no arrests made more than two months after the murder of 19-year-old Justin Murray, his mother, Carolyn Murray, has increased pressure on the Evanston Police Department to solve the case quickly. Murray...

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