A teenager and a man are facing charges in connection with a deadly carjacking spree that happened earlier this month, Chicago police said.
Police said it all started when the suspects carjacked and fatally shot a man in the Lakeview neighborhood's 700-block of West Waveland just before 4 a.m. Darwin Tirado, 22, was the man shot and killed, family members say.
Another man inside the car, a 38-year-old, was not injured. Less than one hour later, the suspects shot and killed 45-year-old Damon Kellum in the Oakland neighborhood's 3700-block of South Lake Park Avenue, officials said.Vigil honors man killed in Lakeview carjacking; man found dead near stolen car on South Side ID'd Near that scene, authorities found a vehicle that matched the description of the one stolen in Lakeview. Police said the suspects also tried to take a vehicle at gunpoint from a 70-year-old man in the Fuller Park neighborhood's 4200-block of South Wentworth Avenue. The suspects then carjacked a 38-year-old man in the West Chatham neighborhood's 8600-block of South Lafayette Avenue just before 5:15 a.m., police said. Police said Hill is also charged in connection with a Jan. 10 carjacking. It happened in the West Rogers Park neighborhood's 7500-block of North Claremont Avenue around 4 a.m.INTERACTIVE SAFETY TRACKER
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