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An Illinois man is charged with murder after allegedly fatally shooting his girlfriend while driving. He claimed he acted in self defense.
Early Friday morning, 50-year-old John H. Breseman called police to report a shooting on an exit ramp of the Jane Addams Tollway in South Barrington, according to the
Daily Herald. Upon arrival, authorities found Breseman s girlfriend, 54-year-old Christina Czuj, suffering from gunshot wounds to the back of her head and near her collarbone. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
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Fifteen minutes later, she was pronounced dead, according to authorities, the
Assistant Cook County State s Attorney Margaret Johnson said during a bond hearing Sunday that Breseman claimed he had killed Czuj in self defense, telling his son in a phone call he made before calling police t
I killed the woman I love ; Prosecutor says Barrington man admitted to shooting John H. Breseman, 50, of Barrington Christina Czuj, left, with stepdaughter Jenni Prochaska, right, and granddaughter Hailey, in a photo taken Dec. 18, 2020. Czuj, of Sleepy Hollow, was killed New Year s Day by John Breseman of Barrington, authorities allege. Courtesy of Jenni Prochaska
Updated 1/4/2021 3:48 PM
A judge ordered a 50-year-old Barrington man held without bail Sunday on a first-degree murder charge stemming from the New Year s Day slaying of a woman authorities say he was dating.
John H. Breseman is charged with fatally shooting Christina Czuj while she was a passenger in his pickup truck on the ramp from I-90 westbound to Barrington Road in South Barrington.