Devin Barron and Jaylen Saulsberry were each convicted of murder in the 2020 shooting of Lt. Dwain Williams during a carjacking attempt outside a Morgan Park popcorn shop.
A shoe that fell off a 19-year-old Chicago Heights man led to murder charges after it was found at the scene where a 65-year-old retired Chicago fire lieutenant was fatally shot during a botched carjacking, prosecutors said.
Chicago Fire Department
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.
Chicago police (left)/ Chicago Fire Dept.
A 15-year-old boy faces a murder charge in the fatal shooting of a retired Chicago firefighter earlier this month outside a Morgan Park popcorn shop.
The teen, who is not being identified because he is charged as a juvenile, was unarmed at the time of the shooting. He was with two other people who had guns when they confronted 65-year-old Dwain Williams Dec. 3 in an apparent robbery attempt, Cook County prosecutors said in court Thursday.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot said she spoke with Williams’ wife to share news about the charges.
“She was happy . that the people responsible were found. But, as you might imagine, her life is still shattered.”