A 13-year-old boy has been charged with murder for allegedly shooting his 16-year-old cousin as he slept Sunday in Bronzeville, prosecutors said.
The teen was charged as juvenile with first-degree murder and Judge Stuart Katz ordered him held in custody on Monday, said Cook County State’s Attorney’s office spokeswoman Tandra Simonton. The boy’s name is not being released because of his age.
The 13-year-old shot 16-year-old Raymond Galloway in the head as he slept in the younger boy’s bedroom in the 500 block of East 38th Place about 5:50 a.m. Sunday, authorities said.
The boy gave a statement to police admitting to shooting his cousin, according to court records. Police said a possible argument over video games may have led to the shooting.
Galloway, of the 4300 block of South Champlain Avenue, was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he died at 7:32 a.m., authorities said.
It is unclear how the 13-year-old obtained the gun, police said.
— Sun-Times Media Wire