Crime & Safety
Plainfield-Area Man Charged With Murder In Fatal Chicago Shooting: CPD
Police said the man shot and killed a 31-year-old man on Chicago's West Side earlier this month.
PLAINFIELD, IL — A Plainfield-area man was charged in connection with the murder of a 31-year-old man July 5 on Chicago's West Side, according to police.
Demetric Freeling Jr., of the 2700 block of West Steamboat Circle, is facing one count of first-degree murder, one count of murder with strong probability of death or injury, and one count of aggravated discharge of a firearm from a motor vehicle.
Chicago police took Freeling, 31, into custody Sunday in the 2700 block of Plainfield Road in Joliet. Investigators identified him as "an offender who participated in" the July 5 shooting that killed a man on the 600 block of North Latrobe Avenue in Chicago, according to a Tuesday news release.
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The 31-year-old victim, whose identity has not been released, was found inside a residence with a gunshot wound to his chest, Fox 32 Chicago reported.
It's unclear whether Freeling knew the man. Police said they did not have additional information to release as of Tuesday.
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Freeling was due to appear in court for a detention hearing Wednesday.
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