7 year-old child murdered, man arrested
Jul 10, 2020 18:49:48 #
CHICAGO – Police have arrested a man in connection to the murder of 7-year-old Natalie Wallace, who was shot at a Fourth of July party Saturday night.
Reginald Merrill, 33, of Chicago, has been charged with first-degree murder and aggravated battery after Wallace was shot in the head in the 1000 block of North Latrobe Saturday at around 9:15 p.m. Police believe three men got out of a vehicle Merrill was driving and opened fire. The shooting was reportedly gang retaliation and Wallace was caught in the fire while playing in her grandmother’s yard.
Chicago police utilized technology after they were given videos of the white vehicle allegedly used in the shooting. “Using technology, they tracked this vehicle all over the district and they eventually got a license plate on this vehicle,” CPD Chief of Detectives Brendan Deenihan said.
Merrill was taken into custody in the 1000 block of North Pine Avenue. Police believe Merrill was the driver and they are still looking for three more suspects accused of pulling the trigger. Merill is also believed to be involved in the shooting of a 32-year-old man at the scene. That man was t***sported to the hospital in fair condition.
Wallace was shot while playing with relatives at her grandmother’s Fourth of July party.
“I’m feeling happy and sad at the same time, because my daughter is gone,” said Rogers. “I hope they get caught and locked up and also get the penalty.” “I’m grateful for the effort the police moving quickly to get at least one of the offenders,” Wallace said. “We want you, we’re going to get you. It’s just a matter of time before you get got too.”
“She left out the house, two minutes, and then I came down here, my grand baby laying on the ground, down there,” grandmother Linda Rogers said Sunday. “I couldn’t do nothing. My baby was laying on the ground. It didn’t take a minute." Nathan Wallace said he had dropped his daughter off at her grandmother’s house minutes before she was shot.
“I sincerely pray on behalf of a grieving city, that you are able to recognize the consequences of what you’ve done,” Mayor Lightfoot said Monday morning. “The souls you have ruptured.”
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Reginald Merrill, 33, of Chicago, has been charged with first-degree murder and aggravated battery after Wallace was shot in the head in the 1000 block of North Latrobe Saturday at around 9:15 p.m. Police believe three men got out of a vehicle Merrill was driving and opened fire. The shooting was reportedly gang retaliation and Wallace was caught in the fire while playing in her grandmother’s yard.
Chicago police utilized technology after they were given videos of the white vehicle allegedly used in the shooting. “Using technology, they tracked this vehicle all over the district and they eventually got a license plate on this vehicle,” CPD Chief of Detectives Brendan Deenihan said.
Merrill was taken into custody in the 1000 block of North Pine Avenue. Police believe Merrill was the driver and they are still looking for three more suspects accused of pulling the trigger. Merill is also believed to be involved in the shooting of a 32-year-old man at the scene. That man was t***sported to the hospital in fair condition.
Wallace was shot while playing with relatives at her grandmother’s Fourth of July party.
“I’m feeling happy and sad at the same time, because my daughter is gone,” said Rogers. “I hope they get caught and locked up and also get the penalty.” “I’m grateful for the effort the police moving quickly to get at least one of the offenders,” Wallace said. “We want you, we’re going to get you. It’s just a matter of time before you get got too.”
“She left out the house, two minutes, and then I came down here, my grand baby laying on the ground, down there,” grandmother Linda Rogers said Sunday. “I couldn’t do nothing. My baby was laying on the ground. It didn’t take a minute." Nathan Wallace said he had dropped his daughter off at her grandmother’s house minutes before she was shot.
“I sincerely pray on behalf of a grieving city, that you are able to recognize the consequences of what you’ve done,” Mayor Lightfoot said Monday morning. “The souls you have ruptured.”
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Jul 11, 2020 00:04:44 #
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