A Chicago teen out on bail on a weapons charge stands accused of felony murder after another teen was killed in an attempted robbery during a Facebook meetup to sell an illegal firearm, prosecutors alleged.
Hernandez is the only person currently charged in connection with the homicide, but prosecutors said two others are also being sought and Assistant State’s Attorney Danny Hanichak referred to two other unnamed defendants during Thursday’s bond hearing.
At around 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 1, Ibarez drove to the area of North Natchez and West Dickens avenues where he planned to conduct the purchase. He parked at the corner, where he met the alleged seller, who then entered Ibarez’s vehicle. Hernandez then exited with a handgun and pointed it at Ibarez’s vehicle as he approached the driver’s side door, Hanichak said. Ibarez reversed his vehicle and attempted to flee, but as he did so, he was shot once in the chest and killed.Surveillance footage at the scene captured the shooting, according to Hanichak, who said investigators also used video to trace that Nissan back to an Autozone parking lot where Hernandez previously worked.