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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Tom Schuba

Foxx, Lightfoot announce gun charges tied to deadly Austin gunfight that caused a public clash between the two

Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx and Mayor Lori Lightfoot attend a news conference on Feb. 10, 2022, announcing gun charges in a fatal shootout in October in Austin.

Months after publicly clashing over a deadly shootout in Austin, Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx appeared together Thursday to announce gun charges against a man who was wounded in the gang-related exchange of gunfire.

Thomas Dean, 20, was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon after he was found with three guns used in the shooting, according to police. Foxx said at least one was a “machine gun.”

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