CHICAGO (AP) — A 19-year-old man has been arrested within the dying of a 7-year-old boy who was struck by a stray bullet whereas washing his fingers within the rest room of his household’s westside Chicago dwelling.
Joseph Serrano of Chicago was charged Thursday with first-degree homicide, in accordance with police.
Akeem Briscoe was apparently preparing for mattress on Oct. 26 when somebody fired a number of pictures in a close-by alley and a bullet struck the kid within the stomach, in accordance with police.
He later died at a hospital.
Shell casings had been discovered within the alley and detectives examined non-public video footage from the realm within the hopes of figuring out who fired the pictures.
Investigators later discovered that pictures had been fired from one group of individuals at one other group in a automotive within the alley, police stated.
“They shoot at that group; clearly the bullet misses that group,” Chicago Police Chief of Detectives Brendan Deenihan stated. “There was no one struck in that group, and the bullet goes via the window, placing the 7-year-old.”
A 16-year-old boy additionally was charged Tuesday with first-degree homicide. The Cook dinner County State’s Legal professional’s workplace stated a 3rd suspect was arrested, however not but charged.