Man with Down syndrome charged in 2 separate murders
The suspect is being held without bail.
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The suspect is being held without bail.
A Chicago man with Down syndrome will appear in court Monday to face charges in two separate murders, including a shooting on I-55.
Nicholas ‘Smush’ Samudio was initially taken into custody when he fled from a stolen Chrysler 300 that law enforcement officials tried to stop hours after the second deadly shooting on Feb. 26.
Nicholas Samudio, 22, was charged with one count of first-degree murder in a shooting Feb. 16 on the Stevenson Expressway, state police said.
When troopers arrived, Humberto Marin Garcia, 28, was located inside a vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene. His passenger, a woman who was reportedly six months pregnant, was uninjured in the shooting.