Friday, June 26, 2009

Teens charged in slaying of Englewood girl

Not happy that a couple of young black men are arrested, but glad that there are arrests in the shooting death of a girl aged 9 in Englewood:
A 17-year-old boy and a 19-year-old man were charged today in connection with a shooting that killed a 9-year-old Englewood girl and injured three other people, including her father, authorities said this afternoon.

Davionne Whitfield, 17, of the 7400 block of South Normal Avenue, was charged as an adult with first-degree murder in the slaying of Chastity Turner, said the Cook County state's attorney's office. Whitfield was also charged with three counts of aggravated battery with a firearm.

The 19-year-old charged in connection with the shooting was Gerald Lauderdale, also of the 7400 block of South Normal. He was charged with unlawful use of a weapon by a felon, Chicago police said.

Authorities could not release further information about the suspects this afternoon.

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