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Suspect Charged in Grant Park Killing After Surveillance and Plate-Reader Leads

Prosecutors say camera video linked the shooter to a random early-morning attack that killed a bicyclist, highlighting Chicago’s use of public cameras to speed probes.

Overview

  • The cyclist, 27-year-old Malik Jones, was shot in Grant Park and later died at the hospital after the early-morning attack on Tuesday, June 16.
  • Prosecutors say POD surveillance video shows Eliel Argudo-Tenorio retrieve a handgun from a parked car, point it at the cyclist, approach him and fire a single shot that struck Jones in the right thigh.
  • A license-plate-reader hit captured the white Mazda that fled the scene and police located the vehicle within hours, which led officers to witnesses who identified Argudo-Tenorio.
  • Witnesses in the caravan told investigators that Argudo-Tenorio admitted the shooting after returning to the car and prosecutors have recovered a single .45-caliber shell casing from the scene.
  • Argudo-Tenorio was arrested at his Oak Park home, charged with first-degree murder, ordered held pending trial, and prosecutors noted prior juvenile adjudications as they prepared their case.