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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Matthew Hendrickson

Teen attended hearing on weapons charge, then carjacked Lyft and gunned down 15-year-old, prosecutors say

Chicago police work the scene where 15-year-old Michael Brown was shot and killed in the 3300 block of South Prairie Avenue in the Bronzeville neighborhood, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. Anthony Brown, 16, has been charged in his murder. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

A 16-year-old boy had a hearing before a judge on a weapons charge on the same day he later carjacked a Lyft and gunned down another teen in Bronzeville — all while on electronic monitoring, Cook County prosecutors said Thursday.

The brutal Tuesday afternoon killing was captured on surveillance video and showed 16-year-old Anthony Brown get out of a stolen car, walk up to 15-year-old Michael Brown and shoot the younger teen once in the head, Assistant State’s Attorney James Murphy said.

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