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A 22-year-old man has been charged in the execution-style fatal shooting of a 9-year-old boy that shocked Chicago last fall and police have linked to a gang dispute.
Dwright Boone-Doty is accused of killing 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee, who was found dead in November 2015 as the boy was on his way to his grandmother's house, WLS-TV reported late Monday. Chicago police have said three men lured Lee into an alleyway, then executed him because of a dispute they had with the boy's father.
"Mr. Doty targeted, lured and executed Tyhshawn Lee,” police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi told the Chicago Sun-Times.
Lee's death sparked pleas from some in the community to end gang violence. Posters called for anyone with information to come forward, and he was remembered in an emotional vigil.
“It’s truly an act of barbarism,” Dean Andrews, chief of detectives for Chicago police said in November. “It’s a 9-year-old boy that was targeted and executed.”
Cook County Sheriff's Office
One man, 27-year-old Corey Morgan, was charged with murder several weeks after Lee's death. A third suspect, Kevin Edwards, remains outstanding.
According to the Sun-Times, Boone-Doty had been released from prison following convictions on firearms and narcotics charges several months before the boy's death. Police have said the shooting was in retaliation for the fatal shooting of Morgan's brother, who was killed outside a gang "call-in," a meeting aimed at reducing violence.
Boone-Doty is also charged in the October murder and attempted murder of a woman and a man, WLS reported.
A press conference is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon.
LINK: Chicago Police Say 9-Year-Old Boy Was Targeted And Lured By Shooter
LINK: Man Charged With Murder In Shooting Of 9-Year-Old Chicago Boy
SOURCE: BuzzFeed
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