Third suspect in shooting that left 15-year-old boy dead, teen wounded appears in cou
Third suspect in shooting that left 15-year-old boy dead, teen wounded appears in court
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Santino Hernandez, 18, was ordered held without bail Sunday
during a bond hearing. He faces a charge of first-degree murder
in a shooting that left a 15-year-old boy dead and a 14-year-old boy wounded.
(Chicago Police Department)
Nov 26, 2017
An 18-year-old man accused of fatally shooting a 15-year-old boy and wounding another teen was wearing an electronic ankle monitor when the shooting took place last month on the city's Southwest Side, according to prosecutors.
Santino Hernandez, who faces a charges of first-degree murder and possession of a firearm with a defaced serial number, was ordered held without bail by Cook County Judge Mary Marubio on Sunday during a bond hearing at the Leighton Criminal Court Building. He is the third person charged in the Oct. 26 double shooting that left 15-year-old Jeyson Gonzalez dead and wounded a 14-year-old boy.
Ariel Mena, 17, and Flora Perez, 18, also face murder charges in the case. Hernandez and Mena are alleged members of the Gangster Two-Six gang, and the shooting took place in Satan Disciples territory in the Brighton Park neighborhood, according to prosecutors.
About 3:30 p.m. Oct. 26, Gonzalez, the 14-year-old boy and three others were walking home from Kelly High School in the 4400 block of South Maplewood Avenue when a Pontiac minivan passed by.
Mena, who was inside the van with Perez and Herndanez, flashed a gang sign at the group, prompting Gonzalez to flash a Satan Disciples gang signal back, according to prosecutors. Herenandez and Mena then told Perez to drive the minivan around the block and into a nearby alley.
Hernandez and Mena got out of the van, and Hernandez talked to Gonzalez about the Satan Disciples. As Gonzalez was walking away, Hernandez pulled out a gun and opened fire, striking Gonzalez three times on his side, prosecutors said in court. The 14-year-old boy was shot once in the back.
Surveillance video later showed the minivan, which was registered to Hernandez's mother, speeding away from the crime scene, according to prosecutors.
Gonzalez, of the 5700 block of South Damen Avenue in West Englewood, was pronounced dead at Stroger Hospital, and the 14-year-old boy was taken in serious condition to Stroger Hospital.
Police officers searching Hernandez's home found a revolver in his bedroom that ballistics testing indicated was the gun used during the shooting, according to prosecutors.
During the shooting, Hernandez was wearing an electronic ankle monitor because of a 2016 juvenile case stemming from a charge of unlawful use of a weapon, according to prosecutors.
In addition, detectives reviewed Facebook messages between Mena and Hernandez before and after the shooting. Mena sent one message that included the photo of the slain teen and wrote "LMAO," according to prosecutors.
Hernandez is a senior at Innovations High School. No one in the courtroom gallery stood up to indicate they were relatives when the case was called. He is expected to appear again in court later this week.
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Alleged Teen Getaway Driver Charged In Brighton Park Gang Murder
Alleged Teen Getaway Driver Charged In Brighton Park Gang Murder
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Flor Perez | Chicago Police
CHICAGO (CBS) — An 18-year-old woman who allegedly drove her boyfriend away from the scene of a fatal Brighton Park shooting that claimed the life of a 15-year-old boy has been charged with murder.
Flor Perez was ordered held in lieu of $75,000 bail Tuesday on a first-degree murder charge tied to the Oct. 26 shooting that left Jeyson Gonzalez dead and injured another teenage boy, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting.
Cook County prosecutors allege that Perez, her boyfriend and another, unidentified man were in a Pontiac mini van in the 4400 block of South Maplewood Avenue when they passed Gonzalez and a 14-year-old friend, Assistant State’s Attorney Jason Coelho said.
The two men with Perez were members of the 2-6 street gang, and “false flagged” the teens, throwing up hand gestures of the rival Satan’s Disciples gang as they passed Gonzalez and the 14-year-old, Coelho said.
When Gonzalez returned the Satan’s Disciple gesture, the two men told Perez to drive the mini van into an alley nearby, then got out, walked toward Gonzalez and opened fire, Coelho said.
Gonzalez was shot once in the side, and the 14-year-old was struck three times.
The two gunmen went back to the van and Perez drove them away, Coelho said.
Perez initially lied about where she and her boyfriend were the night of the shooting when she was questioned by officers at her home, according to police reports.
Coelho said the 18-year-old later admitted in a videotaped statement that she knew that the shooting was going to take place, drove into the alley, heard the gunshots and drove her two cohorts from the scene.
Assistant Public Defender Brett Balmer said Perez lived with a friend and her friend’s mother, and that the teen’s own mother lived in Mexico. Perez’s father is dead, Balmer said.
Judge Mary Marubio noted that Perez had no criminal record before her arrest for the murder, a factor that weighed in favor of granting the teen bond.
“That is quite a case to come out of the gate with,” Marubio said, peering down at Perez.
If Perez is able to post the $7,500 required to secure her release on bond, she will have to wear an electronic monitoring bracelet.
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