Chicago police said the 47-year-old has been charged with first-degree murder
CHICAGO (WLS) — A 47-year-old Bellwood man has been charged in the shooting death of a restaurant worker in the Lawndale neighborhood last week, Chicago police announced Thursday morning.
Joseph Freeman was arrested Tuesday in the 3100-block of West Harrison Street after being identified as the suspect who shot and killed a 30-year-old man in the 3800-block of West Harrison Street last Friday, Chicago police said.
He faces a first-degree murder charge.
The shooting occurred at about 3:10 a.m. at the Original Maxwell Street restaurant.
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Police said a man working at the restaurant service window was shot in the face.
The victim was transported to Mt. Sinai Medical Center in critical condition and later died, police said.
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Further details on the circumstances of the shooting were not immediately available.
Freeman is next due in court Thursday.
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