A woman and her 14-year-old son have been criminally charged after authorities say she instructed the teenager to shoot a man at a Chicago hot dog stand.
Carlisha Hood, 35, and her son were arrested in the city Wednesday in connection to the June 18 late-night killing of 32-year-old Jeremy A. Brown, Chicago police said.
Both Hood and her son are facing first-degree murder charges, police told USA TODAY Monday. The teen’s mother is also charged with one felony count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
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An argument, a signal and shots fired
Surveillance video released by police shows the pair arrived at Maxwell Street Express in the city’s south side in a blue Lincoln Nautilus at about 11 p.m.
The victim was in the vestibule of the fast food restaurant with Hood when he was fatally shot, police said.
According to court documents obtained by local outlet WGN, Hood entered the business to get food while her son waited in the Lincoln outside.
Shortly after, Brown entered the restaurant and an argument broke out between he and Hood, court documents show. Police said Hood was texting her son from the store, signaling him and he entered the restaurant during the argument.
At some point inside the business, police wrote in court papers, the victim punched Hood in the head multiple times. Shortly after, police said, Hood’s son pulled out a gun and fired multiple shots at the man.
The man suffered a gunshot wound to the back and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
It was not immediately known what Hood and Brown argued over.
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Jailed on $3 million bond
The Cook County District Attorney’s Office could not immediately be reached by USA TODAY Monday to say whether the teen was being charged as an adult in the slaying.
Jail records show his mother remained behind bars on $3 million bond and was slated to appear in court Monday for a hearing on her felony charges.
Police did not say where her son was being held or when he was scheduled to appear in court.
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