Chicago murder and mayhem continued unchecked. There have already been 163 homicides and 830 people shot in Chicago since the beginning of the year.
CHICAGO (WLS) — A Cook County judge was killed and a woman wounded in a shooting in the West Chesterfield neighborhood Monday morning, police said.
Associate Judge Raymond Myles, 66, and a 52-year-old woman were found shot outside the home in the 9400-block of Forest Avenue at about 4:51 a.m., police said.
Police said the woman was a close associate of the judge. She went outside on her way to work when she was confronted by someone. After exchanging words, the woman was shot in the leg.
The judge came outside after hearing the commotion, got into a heated argument with the gunman and was shot multiple times.
Myles was transported to Christ Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The woman was transported to Christ Hospital and is expected to be ok.
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Police said that they are making progress in their investigation and are reviewing surveillance video, but no one is in custody. Police said robbery is a potential motive, but don’t know if anything was taken.
The FBI is offering a $25,000 for information leading to the arrest of the gunman.
Family members showed up to the scene overcome by grief hearing the news from police.
“You don’t hear this everyday like some neighborhoods. Every day you hear shootings, shootings, shootings, but not in this particular area,” said neighbor John Means.
Myles, who was a judge in the county’s criminal division, has presided over some high profile cases.
He was the judge who ordered William Balfour to be held without bond. Balfour was eventually sentenced to life in prison for murdering three members of actress and singer Jennifer Hudson’s family.
Two suspects in the Brown’s Chicken Massacre in Palatine appeared before Myles shortly after they were arrested in 2002.
And just two years ago the judge was attacked after getting into a fender bender on the South Side. The other driver punched the judge in the face breaking his nose. Myles’ attacker, 22 year old Deandre Hudson, was arrested 10 months later and is still awaiting trial.