2 more men charged in shooting death of toddler in Chicago
CHICAGO – Two more men have been charged in a Chicago shooting that killed two people, including a toddler, and wounded a pregnant woman.
Authorities say Dionel Harris and Jeremy Ellis, both 19 and from Chicago, were charged Friday with first-degree-murder and attempted murder in a shooting on Valentine’s Day that killed 2-year-old Lavontay White and Lavontay’s uncle, 26-year-old Lazaric Collins.
The shooting in a West Side Chicago alley was partially captured on a Facebook Live video being streamed by the woman.
Last week, 26-year-old Devon Swan was charged with murder in the shooting.
Lavontay was one of three children fatally shot within days of each other in Chicago. Also killed were 11-year-old Takiya Holmes and 12-year-old Kanari Gentry-Bowers. An arrest was made and charges filed in Takiya’s shooting death.
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