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alp227

(31,959 posts)
Tue May 28, 2013, 06:08 PM May 2013

Man charged with killing 6-month-old Chicago girl

A career criminal has been charged in the March killing of a 6-month-old Chicago girl, the city's police superintendent said Monday at a news conference.

Garry McCarthy said Koman Willis has been charged with first-degree murder and aggravated battery in the death of Jonylah Watkins, whose death was held up nationally as a new low in Chicago's gun violence.

Willis, 33, is a gang member with at least 38 prior arrests, McCarthy said. He added that police think Willis was seeking revenge for the alleged theft of a video game system by Jonylah's father, Jonathan, who was also shot March 11.

Willis turned himself in Saturday afternoon. He came in with an attorney because he knew police were looking for him, McCarthy said.

The superintendent said this was not a case of gang violence even though the suspect and the victim's father have ties to gangs.

full: http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/27/us/illinois-baby-shooting/index.html

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Man charged with killing 6-month-old Chicago girl (Original Post) alp227 May 2013 OP
Finally I get to be the first... Bay Boy May 2013 #1
Chi-town will put this pipoman May 2013 #2
The NRA would say Koman Willis was excercising his 2nd admendment rights. SummerSnow May 2013 #3
A baby was killed. What would YOU say? nt Dreamer Tatum May 2013 #4
I would say fuck the NRA and Koman Willis. SummerSnow May 2013 #5
So the NRA is more culpable than the guy who pulled the trigger? Dreamer Tatum May 2013 #6

Bay Boy

(1,689 posts)
1. Finally I get to be the first...
Tue May 28, 2013, 06:12 PM
May 2013

...to make this comment. If she only had a gun!
(it takes a good baby with a gun to stop a bad guy with a gun)

 

pipoman

(16,038 posts)
2. Chi-town will put this
Tue May 28, 2013, 06:13 PM
May 2013

in the column of "gun violence" instead of "gang violence"...shocker there..38 arrests and running free, eh? Nice..

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