By JORDAN OWEN Chicago Sun-Times Wire A man was sentenced to 40 years in prison Tuesday for chasing down and shooting 18-year-old Jaleel Pearson in the South Shore neighborhood in 2013. Omar Gunn, 20, was found guilty of murder on Nov. 30, 2016, after a bench trial before Judge Timothy Joseph Joyce, according to Cook …
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Anthony Wells / Photo from Chicago Police Omar Gunn and Anthony Wells have been charged with fatally shooting 18-year-old Jaleel Pearson last month on the South Side, authorities said. Witnesses identified Gunn, 17 and Wells, 18, as the two wearing hooded sweatshirts involved in the Sept. 13 shooting of Pearson in the 2200 block of …
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A man who was shot in the South Shore neighborhood Friday evening has died. Jaleel Pearson, 18, was shot in the 2200 block of East 71st Street about 6:10 p.m., according to police and the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office. An unknown male shooter approached and shot him twice in the arm and once in …
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