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Chicago Man Charged in Killing of Army Veteran Outside Humboldt Park Home

Prosecutors describe a targeted ambush tied to a past relationship, captured on home cameras.

Overview

  • Jonathan Roldan, 35, was ordered held pending trial following Sunday's detention hearing on a first-degree murder charge.
  • Prosecutors say he shot Andrew Garay, 30, once through a car window on January 23 as Garay waited in his vehicle outside his partner's Humboldt Park home.
  • Surveillance footage, including Ring and Blink cameras, recorded the shooting and audio of the partner shouting Roldan's nickname, and she identified him on police bodycam video.
  • Investigators cite license-plate reader hits on a white Jeep Compass linked to Roldan and witness identifications placing him at the scene.
  • Garay was a U.S. Army veteran, a package delivery driver, and the father of a 7-year-old daughter, according to relatives who said he hoped to join the Chicago Police Department.