By ASHLEE REZIN
Chicago Sun-Times Wire
Trevor Robinson | Chicago Police
A man has been charged with the fatal shooting of Novajah Ringgold earlier this month in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side.
Trevor Robinson, 23, faces one count of first-degree murder, according to Chicago Police. He has been ordered held at the Cook County Jail on a $2 million bond, court records show.
About 11:45 a.m. on June 3, Robinson was arguing with the 22-year-old Ringgold, who was known as Vajah, in the 6100 block of South Throop, authorities said.
Robinson then pulled out a handgun and shot the victim in the head and torso, police said.
Novajah ‘Vajah’ Ringgold | Facebook
Ringgold was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead less than an hour later, the Cook County medical examiner’s office said. An autopsy ruled his death a homicide.
Robinson, who lives in the West Pullman neighborhood on the Far South Side, was arrested about 6:45 p.m. Monday in the 4200 block of West Diversey during a traffic stop by the Great Lakes Regional Task Force, police said.
He is due back in court July 3, according to the Cook County sheriff’s office.