A Chicago man is accused of brutally killing a young girl in Portage Park while she was playing outside over the weekend.
Michael Goodman, 43, is charged with one felony count of first-degree murder.
Police responded to the child’s home in the 3500 block of North Long Avenue around 9:40 p.m. Saturday to discover the gruesome scene.Chicago man charged with murder of 8-year-old girlAquino witnessed the horrific incident. He was in town from Florida and is an old friend of Michael Medina, the young girl’s father. On Saturday evening, Aquino and a couple friends stopped by to say hello.
The gunman was tackled by Serabi's father and was shot in the face during a struggle, according to police. He was taken to the hospital in critical condition."She was sweet, she would just ride her scooter up and down the sidewalk smiling," said Destiny Hill, a neighbor. "An innocent, innocent girl who did not deserve that.""He deserves everything that’s coming to him, he deserves the book thrown at him. How dare you think that you can take anyone’s life.
Aquino said that during the attack, the suspect was wearing headphones or what appeared to be noise-canceling earmuffs.
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