Crime & Safety
Man Charged With Beating Senior Citizen With A Hammer As Victim Was Unloading Groceries On South Side Of Chicago
Frank Barker, 58, of South Holland, has been charged with one felony count of attempted murder.
September 24, 2025
A man has been charged with beating a senior citizen with a hammer last month in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.
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Frank Barker, 58, of South Holland, has been charged with one felony count of attempted murder.
Cook County prosecutors said, on Aug. 20, Barker beat a 69-year-old man in the head multiple times with a hammer in the 8300 block of South Green Street, as the victim was getting groceries out of his car.
