Georgia resident Antonian Mixon shot to death during attempted robbery in West Chatham

Antonian T. Mixon, Georgia resident, was shot to death Wednesday night in the West Chatham neighborhood on the South Side.

A man from Georgia was shot to death Wednesday night in the West Chatham neighborhood. | Network Video Productions

A man from Georgia was shot to death Wednesday night in the West Chatham neighborhood. | Network Video Productions


The 47-year-old Mixon was on the sidewalk at 10:10 p.m. in the 8200 block of South Perry when a male suspect with a gun walked up and announced a robbery, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

The suspect then fired shots, striking Mixon in the head, before getting into a silver vehicle and leaving the scene, authorities said.

Mixon, who lived in the 4200 block of Miners Creek Road in Lithonia, Georgia, was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.

—Chicago Sun-Times Wire

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