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Tyshawn Lee: Second arrest over nine-year-old's murder | Tyshawn Lee: Second arrest over nine-year-old's murder |
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A man has been charged with murder over the fatal shooting of a nine-year-old boy in Chicago, apparently because of his father's gang ties. | |
Dwright Boone-Doty, 22, was arrested on Monday night in connection with the death of Tyshawn Lee in November. | |
He is the second suspect to be charged over the killing, which caused an outcry in Chicago. | |
Corey Morgan, 27 - said to be one of two men who lured Lee from a playground - was arrested in November. | |
On Tuesday a prosecutor said the murder was symptomatic of an "unprecedented crisis" of gang violence in the city. | On Tuesday a prosecutor said the murder was symptomatic of an "unprecedented crisis" of gang violence in the city. |
More than 450 people were killed in Chicago in 2015. The city police department faced intense criticism and a murder charge for one of its officers over the shooting of a 17-year-old black teenager Laquan McDonald. | More than 450 people were killed in Chicago in 2015. The city police department faced intense criticism and a murder charge for one of its officers over the shooting of a 17-year-old black teenager Laquan McDonald. |
Police says Boone-Doty was being held on unrelated gun charges when investigators linked him to the child's death. | Police says Boone-Doty was being held on unrelated gun charges when investigators linked him to the child's death. |
Then-Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy described the shooting as the "most abhorrent, cowardly, unfathomable crime" he had ever seen. | Then-Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy described the shooting as the "most abhorrent, cowardly, unfathomable crime" he had ever seen. |
Police officials and prosecutors echoed that language on Tuesday. | Police officials and prosecutors echoed that language on Tuesday. |
"In my nearly 30 years of policing, I have never witnessed such a hateful act of treachery," said Police Superintendent John Escalante. | "In my nearly 30 years of policing, I have never witnessed such a hateful act of treachery," said Police Superintendent John Escalante. |
State's Attorney Anita Alverez said Boone-Doty had been looking for family members to kill - including Tyshawn's grandmother - as part of escalating gang retribution. | State's Attorney Anita Alverez said Boone-Doty had been looking for family members to kill - including Tyshawn's grandmother - as part of escalating gang retribution. |
He allegedly lured Lee to the alley where he was killed by promising to buy him something. | |
Boone-Doty's original plan, Alverez said, was to torture the young boy by cutting off his fingers. | Boone-Doty's original plan, Alverez said, was to torture the young boy by cutting off his fingers. |
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