Murder charges dropped in triple homicide
SUN-TIMES MEDIA January 21, 2012 10:22AM
Nicko Grayson / photo from Chicago Police
Updated: February 23, 2012 8:21AM
Prosecutors dropped murder charges against a 17-year-old accused of killing three people outside a South Side bakery late last year, the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office announced.
Nicko Grayson was accused of killing three people on Nov. 5, including a young mother who had just returned to her car with a cake for her 2-year-old daughter’s birthday outside A Piece of Cake Bakery in the 400 block of East 87th Street.
Authorities had said Grayson ran up to Chanda Thompson’s vehicle, reached in and kept firing, killing the 21-year-old woman; Cortez Champion, and another passenger, Shawn Russell.
The state’s attorney’s office didn’t give details Friday on why the charges were dropped.
“While the charges against Grayson were brought in good faith based on witness accounts and identifications, additional information has developed during the ongoing investigation that warranted dismissal of the murder charges against Grayson at this time,” a statement from the state’s attorney’s office said.
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