Prosecutors: Antwan Elliott asked group about gang affiliation, fatally shot Giovanni Matos in Portage Park

BY LEEANN SHELTON Sun-Times Media Antwan Elliott was ordered held without bond Tuesday after prosecutors claimed he fatally shot 16-year-old Giovanni Matos last week in the Portage Park neighborhood. Matos was walking with two friends in the 5800 block of West Patterson Avenue when a vehicle pulled up about 1 p.m. March 15 and Elliot … Read more →

Antwan Elliott charged with murder in Portage Park shooting death of Giovanni Matos

Antwan Elliott / Photo from Chicago Police BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago Editor Antwan Elliott was charged with murder Monday in the shooting death of 16-year-old Giovanni Matos this month in the Portage Park neighborhood, police said. Matos was walking with two friends in the 5800 block of West Patterson Avenue when a gray … Read more →

Antwan Elliott

  • Arrested: March 21, 2015
  • Age: 21
  • Gender: Male
  • Race: Black

Suspected in the March 15, 2015 death of Giovanni Matos.

Photo credit: Antwan Elliott / Photo from Chicago Police