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A 14-year-old boy has been charged with fatally shooting a man in the Austin neighborhood in November, making him the second teen charged with murder in the killing, according to police.
15-year-old charged in West Side murder By Sun-Times Media Wire Austin on the West Side. The teen, who’s unnamed because he’s charged as a juvenile, allegedly shot and killed 31-year-old Cornell Smith on Nov. 2, authorities said. The victim was in the 300 block of South Cicero Avenue about 7:40 p.m. when the teen shot him in the hip, Chicago police said. He was taken to Stroger Hospital and pronounced dead. The 15-year-old was arrested Monday afternoon by CPD detectives, police said. The teen also faces two felony counts of possession of a stolen vehicle and one count of attempted robbery...
File photo A 15-year-old boy faces a murder charge in connection to an early November shooting in Austin on the West Side. The teen, who’s unnamed because he’s charged as a juvenile, allegedly shot and killed 31-year-old Cornell Smith on Nov. 2, authorities said. The victim was in the 300 block of South Cicero Avenue about 7:40 p.m. when the teen shot him in the hip, Chicago police said. He was taken to Stroger Hospital and pronounced dead. The 15-year-old was arrested Monday afternoon by CPD detectives, police said. He also faces two felony counts of possession of a stolen vehicle and on...