Alexander Scott | Cook County sheriff’s office
Chicago Sun-Times Wire
A man has been sentenced to 55 years in prison for the fatal shooting of Eric Woods last year in the West Garfield Park neighborhood.
Alexander Scott, 31, was found guilty on Feb. 12 of first-degree murder after a bench trial before Judge Charles Burns, according to Cook County court records.
Scott confronted the 25-year-old Woods at Woods’ home in the 900 block of South Springfield Avenue and shot him in the chest on Feb. 27, 2014, authorities said at the time. Woods died at 5:02 p.m. that day at Mount Sinai Hospital.
Eric Woods
Scott was arrested later that day at his home in the 2200 block of North Campbell Avenue, authorities said.
Judge Burns sentenced Scott to 55 years in prison during a hearing Monday, according to court records. He will receive credit for 635 days served in the Cook County Jail, where he has been held without bond since his arrest.