Fourteen-year-old charged in fatal shooting of another teen
By James Scalzitti Staff Reporter jscalzitti@sutimes.com September 29, 2012 11:30AM
Updated: November 1, 2012 6:47AM
A 14-year-old boy on Saturday was charged with allegedly murdering an older teen who was walking with friends on the South Side earlier this week.
The slain 17-year-old boy – identified by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office as Dejuan Jackson – was shot once in the head at 7:07 p.m. Wednesday in the 4000 block of South Lake Park Avenue, police said.
Jackson, of the 3900 block of South Lake Park Avenue, had been walking with friends when the shooter opened fire, police and officials with the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.
He was taken to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, where he was pronounced dead.
The 14-year-old, who police would not name because of his age, has been charged as a juvenile with one count of first degree murder, one count of aggravated discharge of a firearm and two counts of aggravated assault with a firearm, police News Affairs Officer John Mirabelli said.
