A Chicago woman and her 14-year-old son are facing murder charges after a physical altercation inside a fast food restaurant turned deadly when the woman allegedly ordered her son to fire shots at a 32-year-old man.
Hood, who was also charged with a felony count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, was ordered held on a $3 million D-bond during a hearing Thursday, meaning she must pay 10% of that amount to be released from custody. Her son, whose name has not been released, is set to appear in juvenile court.
Hood went inside while her son stayed in their vehicle, but once inside she allegedly got into a verbal argument with Brown, whom she did not know prior to this incident. That altercation escalated and turned physical when Brown began punching Hood in the head at least three times, McCord Rodgers said.
Brown was struck twice and ultimately died of his injuries. He was identified through Cook County Medical Examiner records and was one ofAfter the 14-year-old shot Brown, Hood allegedly told him to shoot a woman who had been inside the restaurant with them and had been laughing during the verbal altercation, McCord Rodgers said. Hood’s son did not fire any more shots, and when Hood allegedly tried to pry the gun away from him, he pushed her away.
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