Kinton Jones charged with 2014 fatal shooting of Michael Wright in argument over car

By JORDAN OWEN
Chicago Sun-Times Wire

A man has been charged with killing Michael Wright just over a year ago in the Burnside neighborhood on the South Side.

Kinton Jones | Chicago Police

Kinton Jones | Chicago Police


Kinton Jones, 22, was charged Tuesday with first-degree murder in connection with the shooting on Sept. 10, 2014, according to Chicago Police.

Jones was driving in the 9300 block of South Greenwood about 10:35 a.m. and pulled alongside the 21-year-old Wright’s car, according to prosecutors.

Jones confronted Wright about telling people what kind of car he drove, prosecutors said. Wright denied knowing anything about it, and Jones pulled a gun from the center console of his car and fired at Wright.
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