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Pro skateboarder charged with murder in death of Wheaton man Terry W. Kennedy
Updated 8/3/2021 9:06 AM
A pro skateboarder from California has been charged with first-degree murder of a Wheaton man in an assault in Oakbrook Terrace.
Terry W. Kennedy, 36, of Long Beach is being held without bail until a hearing this morning in DuPage County court.
According to court records, on July 27, Kennedy punched Josiah Kassahun, 23, in the head. Then, after Kassahun fell to the ground, kicked him in the torso, reports said.
Kassahun died Saturday at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. According to the Cook County medical examiner s office, Kassahun died of blunt-force injuries to his head.