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Funeral services were held Monday at Queen of Martyrs Church for Michael Flynn, 20, of Evergreen Park, who was fatally shot early Friday morning. David J. Van Cura, a Chicago policeman, was charged with murder after he allegedly shot Flynn, 10243 S. Turner, twice in the chest. Van Dura ap peared in the Oak Lawn 5th District court where his bond was set at $10,000. He was later released after he posted bond pending an Aug. 27 hearing. According to police re ports, Flynn allegedly as saulted John Reddington, 9148 S. Ridgeway around midnight in the area of 10400 Ss. Christiana. Karen Van Cura, 18, who was with Reddington went home and woke her father and told him of the incident. Reportedly Reddington said Flynn, after kicking him in the head, had threatened him with a shiny object. Police from the Morgan Park district pursued Flynn, but he fled across 103rd and Turner into Evergreen Park with a friend. Van Dura went to Flynn’s home to arrest him on battery charges. He found Flynn standing in front of his home with some friends. Van Cura allegedly shot Flynn once in the chest when the youth moved toward him and reached in his pocket. He let off another shot when Flynn drew a shiny object. According to police reports, Van Dura said he thought he had a gun. Police said they found a knife on Flynn’s body. Flynn was taken to Little Company of Mary Hospital at 1 a.m. with chest wounds and fractures of the eye socket and jaws. He died 15 minutes later. A hospital spokesman, Monday, said Reddington, who also was admitted early Friday, was in stable con dition with head injuries and a jaw fracture. He was being tested further for other pos sible injuries. It was disclosed that Flynn was a former boyfriend of Van Cura’s daughter. Following the services Flynn was buried in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. He was the son of John J, and Jean Flynn and the brother of Jeanine, Colleen and Thomas.
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Midlothian Bremen Messenger
Midlothian, Illinois, US
Thu, Aug 07, 1975
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