Two suspects, including a 16-year-old alleged shooter, are set to appear in bond court Thursday after being charged in connection with the fatal shooting of an.
Two suspects, including a 16-year-old alleged shooter, charged in connection with the fatal shooting of an 8-year-old girl in Chicago’s Little Village.
Chicago police say that a teen has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of 8-year-old Melissa Ortega in the Little Village.
Sitting on the front steps of his home, Heotis said he will never forget what he saw on the night of March 29.
“I was up all night that night,” he said. “Now to see it for myself it does something to me, it’s crazy. I can’t explain it.”
Heotis lives in an apartment building across the street from an alley near 24
thStreet and Spaulding. He said that night he and his mom heard multiple gunshots and went to their window to check.
Investigators now believe 21-year-old Ruben Roman fired those shots at a passing car before running off with Toledo, according to police.
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One week after a 13-year-old boy was shot and killed during a confrontation with a Chicago police officer, family members and neighbors in the Little Village community gathered to honor his memory and voice outrage about what led to the teen s death.
Adam Toledo, a student at Gary Elementary School, was shot in the chest after he ran from officers on March 29. He died at the scene, and a gun was recovered, police said. Get the answer to your most-asked COVID vaccine questions on our mobile NBC 5 Chicago app. Download it here for iOS or Android.
Monday evening s community response vigil, which took place at the scene of the shooting near 24th Street and Sawyer Avenue, included a balloon launch for the boy who, according to his family, was always cracking jokes and aspired to become a police officer.