Four men and a woman face charges in connection with the shooting death of 13-year-old Darius Brown, struck while he played a pickup game of basketball in August at Metcalfe Park.
Aramis Beachem, 22, Jamal Streeter, 18, and Vito Richmond, 17, were both charged with first-degree murder. Clarence Whitelow, 29, a felon, was charged with unlawful possession of firearm. Michelle Lawernce, 21, was charged with insurance fraud.
Police said Darius was the unintended target of gunfire that erupted Aug. 3 from a passing car.
He was struck in the neck at 5:20 p.m. while playing basketball at his favorite spot in the park. He played nearly every day and had dreams of making it to the NBA.
Darius was taken to Comer Children's Hospital where he was listed in critical condition. He died later that night.
On Aug. 10, his friends and family retired his jersey.
"It's dreadful," said Chicago Bulls Ambassador Sydney Green at the ceremony. "And it's something that we can relate to -- that I can personally relate to -- and this kid was on the basketball court honing his skills of becoming the next or better Derrick Rose and his life was cut short."
Darius would have been an 8th grader at Holy Angels Catholic School.
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