Chicago police arrest man linked to 9-year-old gang-related fatal shooting
- 8 years ago
CHICAGO — Chicago police announced on Friday they arrested a man in connection to the murder of 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee.
The man was identified as 27-year-old Corey Morgan and was charged with first-degree murder. Morgan was first arrested on November 17, but then released on bail, the Chicago Tribune reported.
Authorities said the child was executed in retaliation for his father's gang ties, and that Morgan is a reputed member of the Terror Dome faction of the Black P Stones.
On November 2, at around 4 p.m., 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee was heading to a park to play basketball when he was lured into an alley near West 80th Street and South Damen Avenue.
There, he was shot in the right temple, and the bullet went through his left temple. The autopsy also revealed he was grazed in the back, right forearm and right hand, Chicago Sun Times reported.
Lee is only the latest victim of gang-related violence.
In 2012, Chicago was dubbed the murder capital of the United State with as many as 503, CNN reported.
In 2014 the number decreased a little, but it was still higher than other big cities in the United States. It reported 411 killings, while there were 333 in New York, and 260 in Los Angeles.
This year, violence in Chicago has increased again. From January 1 to October 25 there were 391 murders, up 18 percent from the same period in 2014, Reuters reported.
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The man was identified as 27-year-old Corey Morgan and was charged with first-degree murder. Morgan was first arrested on November 17, but then released on bail, the Chicago Tribune reported.
Authorities said the child was executed in retaliation for his father's gang ties, and that Morgan is a reputed member of the Terror Dome faction of the Black P Stones.
On November 2, at around 4 p.m., 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee was heading to a park to play basketball when he was lured into an alley near West 80th Street and South Damen Avenue.
There, he was shot in the right temple, and the bullet went through his left temple. The autopsy also revealed he was grazed in the back, right forearm and right hand, Chicago Sun Times reported.
Lee is only the latest victim of gang-related violence.
In 2012, Chicago was dubbed the murder capital of the United State with as many as 503, CNN reported.
In 2014 the number decreased a little, but it was still higher than other big cities in the United States. It reported 411 killings, while there were 333 in New York, and 260 in Los Angeles.
This year, violence in Chicago has increased again. From January 1 to October 25 there were 391 murders, up 18 percent from the same period in 2014, Reuters reported.
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