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A 15-year-old boy has been charged in connection with the murder of a retired Chicago firefighter during a brazenly attempted carjacking in broad daylight, authorities said Thursday.
The unidentified teen was arrested Wednesday in Chicago Heights, Ill., and faces charges of first-degree murder and attempted armed robbery with a firearm in the death of Dwain Williams, the Chicago Police Department said.
The boy was a participant in the slaying but was unarmed at the time of the shooting, Cook County prosecutors said during a Thursday court hearing, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.
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A man accused of driving around a group of carjackers who allegedly killed a retired Chicago firefighter earlier this month during an attempted robbery outside a Morgan Park popcorn shop was denied bail Friday.
Dwain Johnson, 18, faces charges of first-degree murder and attempted vehicular hijacking in the killing of 65-year-old Dwain Williams, who was shot during an exchange of gunfire with the “carjacking crew” on Dec. 3, according to Chicago police.
Dwain Johnson, 18
Chicago police
In court Friday, prosecutors said Johnson was the driver of a stolen Ford Fusion sedan that followed Williams after the crew spotted the retired firefighter’ Jeep Grand Cherokee as he drove to Let’s Get Poppin’ at 11758 S. Western Ave.
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The incident began at about 2 p.m. on Dec. 3, when Williams was leaving the Let’s Get Poppin gourmet popcorn store on S. Western Ave., say police.
“He was not just a customer,” store manager Larry James told the
Chicago Tribune. “He was family.”
Just before he was shot and killed, Williams was inside the store laughing and chatting with everyone, just like he always did, he told the
Chicago Tribune.
“It hurts,” James said.
Police released surveillance video showing Williams walking to his vehicle when a four-door Ford Fusion pulled up and three males exited and rushed toward him, say police, CBS 2 reports.
15-Year-Old Charged in Shooting Death of Retired Chicago Firefighter
17 Dec 2020
A 15-year-old boy has been charged in the December 3, 2020, shooting death of retired Chicago firefighter Dwaine Williams.
Breitbart News reported 65-year-old Williams (pictured) was shot while trying to prevent a group of alleged carjackers from stealing his vehicle.
The
Daily Mailnoted the incident occurred in the middle of the afternoon as Williams walked out of a Let’s Get Poppin’ carrying popcorn.
Williams fought back against the group of alleged carjackers, going so far as to pull his own gun and firing at them. However, he was shot in the abdomen and the wound proved fatal.