Deadly Chicago Carjacking Spree: From Lakeview to South Side – Two Fatalities, Arrests Made

In a troubling case that has shaken the city, Chicago police have announced charges against two individuals involved in a violent carjacking spree that turned deadly earlier this month.

Authorities have identified one of the suspects as Marquese Hill, an 18-year-old resident of Chicago. Alongside him, a 17-year-old boy has also been apprehended. Due to his age, the younger suspect’s identity remains undisclosed.

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Both are now facing serious charges, including first-degree murder and aggravated vehicular hijacking. These charges stem from a sequence of harrowing events that took place on February 11th, where the pair allegedly committed two murders amidst a series of carjackings.

The ordeal reportedly commenced in the Lakeview neighborhood, specifically on the 700-block of West Waveland. It was there, just before dawn, that the suspects are accused of carjacking a vehicle and fatally shooting a man, setting off a wave of violence that has left the community in shock.

Police said it all started when the suspects carjacked and fatally shot a man in the Lakeview neighborhood’s 700-block of West Waveland just before 4 a.m.

Darwin Tirado, 22, was the man shot and killed, family members say. Another man inside the car, a 38-year-old, was not injured.

Less than one hour later, the suspects shot and killed 45-year-old Damon Kellum in the Oakland neighborhood’s 3700-block of South Lake Park Avenue, officials said.

Near that scene, authorities found a vehicle that matched the description of the one stolen in Lakeview.

Police said the suspects also tried to take a vehicle at gunpoint from a 70-year-old man in the Fuller Park neighborhood’s 4200-block of South Wentworth Avenue.

The suspects then carjacked a 38-year-old man in the West Chatham neighborhood’s 8600-block of South Lafayette Avenue just before 5:15 a.m., police said.

Police said Hill is also charged in connection with a Jan. 10 carjacking. It happened in the West Rogers Park neighborhood’s 7500-block of North Claremont Avenue around 4 a.m.

Hill is due in court on Saturday.

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