Two charged with murder for allegedly fatally shooting 15-year-old Miguel Naverrette with sawed-off shotgun

Michael Lansu — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 16:21:46 -0600

Martin Miranda / Photo from Chicago Police

BY MICHAEL LANSU
Homicide Watch Chicago Editor

Two men have been charged with murder for allegedly gunning down 15-year-old Miguel Naverrette with a sawed-off shotgun in front of two young children last month in the Little Village neighborhood.

Martin Miranda, 19, of the 2500 block of South Trumbull Avenue, and Andres Guerra, 19, of Cicero, were each charged with one count of first-degree murder, police said.

Naverrette, 15, was standing next to the passenger side of a parked car in the 4100 block of West 30th Street when Andres Guerra pulled up in a dark SUV about 4:45 p.m. Jan. 26, Cook County State’s Attorney Jamie Santini said.

Guerra rolled down the window and yelled the gang slogan “two-six,” Santini said.

When Naverrette responded “what,” a gunman in the backseat of the SUV opened a rear door and opened fire with a sawed-off shotgun, Santini said. The gunman was not identified by name during a Wednesday bond hearing for Guerra, but Chicago Police identified the second suspect as Miranda.

Miranda then pumped the shotgun and pointed it at two adults and their 3- and 7-year-old children in the car, authorities said. He then turned the gun back to Naverrette and shot the wounded teen two more times, Santini said.

Naverrette, of the 2800 block of South Karlov Avenue, was shot in the side and abdomen area and died on the scene, authorities said. An autopsy determined he died of multiple gunshot wounds and the death was ruled a homicide, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

After the shooting, the gunman got back inside the SUV and Guerra sped off and struck a pedestrian during the get away, Santini said. The pedestrian required medical attention.

Miranda later bragged about the shooting, authorities said. After police arrested Guerra, witnesses identified him as the driver in a lineup, Santini said.

Guerra admitted driving the gunman to and from the scene, Santini said.

Andres Guerra / Photo from Chicago Police

Miranda appeared before Judge Adam Bourgeois Jr. on Thursday wearing a blue Chicago Cubs hooded sweatshirt and khaki pants. He was ordered held without bond and will be back in court Feb. 24. Miranda has a juvenile record and is currently on electronic monitoring for a 2012 aggravated assault, Santini said.

Electronic monitoring records indicate Miranda was not at home when he allegedly shot Naverrette, Santini said.

A public defender said Miranda has a 2-year-old daughter and lives with his sick mother. He is two credits shorts of a diploma from the Latino Youth High School and has been working as a landscaper in the South Lawndale neighborhood.

Guerra appeared before Bourgeois Wednesday and was ordered held on $1 million bond. He will also be back in court Feb. 24.

Guerra graduated from Farragut Career Academy in 2012 and has been attending Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Chicago, a public defender said. He currently works at his uncle’s restaurant in suburban Elmhurst and has previously been employed at downtown restaurant Hub 51.

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Two charged with murder for allegedly fatally shooting 15-year-old Miguel Naverrette with sawed-off shotgun