'She came from Mexico to have a better life.'
Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown said the teen was “charged with one felony count of first degree murder and felony count of attempted first degree murder and two felony counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm in occupied vehicle.”Brown said 27-year-old Xavier Guzman was the getaway driver and he was also arrested and charged facing one felony count of first degree murder and one felony count of attempted first degree murder.
“The murder of eight year old Melissa Ortega is horrific. Melissa is an American dream that has seamlessly insensitively been taken from all of us are merely walking down the street on a Saturday afternoon with her mother,” Foxx said. “So Melissa’s mom and her family, I have no words that are of comfort to you. But I’m committed to getting you justice.”
A third grader at Emiliano Zapata Academy, Melissa was new to Chicago – here since August – and excited to build a better life with her mother, both from Mexico. ” 29-year-old male, the intended target of the gunman, was also struck back as he attempted to run from the gunfire. Detectives subsequently identified and tracked the vehicle used in the shooting using pod video cameras and private surveillance video as well as license plate reader technology.”
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