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Second teen charged with Greater Grand Crossing shooting that left Donta Parker and Sakinah Reed dead

Jeff Mayes — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 10:14:08 -0600

By RUMMAN HUSSAIN
Chicago Sun-Times

A 17-year-old boy is the second person to be charged with a Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood shooting that left teenagers Donta Parker and Sakinah Reed dead earlier this month.

Joshua Lofton is the second person charged in the Jan. 5 shooting in the 7500 block of South Dorchester. He faces two counts of first-degree murder and one count of aggravated battery with a firearm, according to the Cook County state's attorney's office.

The shooting left Parker, 16; and Reed, 17, dead and another 16-year-old boy wounded, authorities said.

Last week, 16-year-old Anthony Murphy was ordered held without bond for his role in the shooting, according to the Cook County state's Attorney's office. On Wednesday, Lofton was ordered held on $1 million bond.

Murphy, already on probation for a weapons case, gunned down Parker, 16, and Reed, 17, from a green Ford Explorer in the 7500 block of South Dorchester, Cook County prosecutors said in court last week.

The SUV was driven by another juvenile co-offender, Assistant State’s Attorney Brian Whang said, though Murphy allegedly told detectives he was the driver at the time of the deadly incident.

Whang said Murphy shouted gang slogans before he started firing about 3:30 p.m.

Parker suffered a gunshot wound to his abdomen, Whang said. Reed was shot twice in the back and once in the leg.

The surviving teen–a 16-year-old boy–was shot in the leg and finger. He identified Murphy as sitting inside the SUV, as did an employee of a nearby BP station where surveillance video captured the Explorer minutes before the shooting, Whang said.

Six .380 caliber shell casings and two fired bullets were recovered from the scene. The Explorer was recovered by police a day after the shooting. Inside, a .380 caliber shell casing that matched the shell casings from the scene was found on the windshield, Whang said. The back of the SUV also tested positive for gunshot residue.

Murphy, of the 7800 block of South Kimbark Avenue, attends Hirsch Metropolitan High School, according to an assistant public defender.

Judge James Brown said “there is no question in my mind” that Murphy is a “danger to the community and himself.”

Judge says 16-year-old boy charged with killing Donta Parker and Sakinah Reed is a 'danger to the community'

Jeff Mayes — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 14:05:27 -0600

By RUMMANA HUSSAIN
Chicago Sun-Times

A 16-year-old boy was ordered held without bond Wednesday for allegedly killing Donta Parker and Sakinah Reed, and wounding a third teen while the trio of victims was walking home from school in Grand Crossing last week.

Anthony Murphy, already on probation for a weapons case, gunned down Parker, 16, and Reed, 17, from a green Ford Explorer in the 7500 block of South Dorchester Avenue on Jan. 5, Cook County prosecutors said in court Wednesday.

The SUV was driven by another juvenile co-offender, Assistant State’s Attorney Brian Whang said, though Murphy allegedly told detectives he was the driver at the time of the deadly incident.

Whang said Murphy shouted gang slogans before he started firing from behind the driver’s seat of the Explorer about 3:30 p.m.

Parker suffered a gunshot wound to his abdomen, Whang said. Reed was shot twice in the back and once in the leg. Both teens were pronounced dead at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.

Video footage also shows the vehicle turning onto Dorchester from 76th Street toward the victims, Whang said.

In addition to his 2015 unlawful use of a weapon case, Murphy was found delinquent in a 2013 aggravated battery case, and a 2013 possession of a stolen motor vehicle and criminal trespass to a vehicle case, Whang said.

Murphy, of the 7800 block of South Kimbark Avenue, attends Hirsch Metropolitan High School, according to an assistant public defender.

Judge James Brown said “there is no question in my mind” that Murphy is a “danger to the community and himself.”

16-year-old boy charged with fatal shootings of Sakinah Reed and Donata Parker in Grand Crossing

Jeff Mayes — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 10:50:39 -0600

By MITCHELL ARMENTROUT
Chicago Sun-Times Wire

A 16-year-old boy has been charged with killing South Side teenagers Donta Parker and Sakinah Reed, and wounding a third teen in a Grand Crossing neighborhood drive-by shooting last week.

Anthony Murphy faces two counts of first-degree murder and one count of aggravated battery with a firearm for the attack that happened about 3:30 p.m. Jan. 5, the Cook County state's attorney's office and Chicago Police announced.

The three victims were walking in the 7600 block of South Dorchester when a vehicle pulled up and someone inside started shooting, police said at the time.

Parker, 16, was shot in the head and Reed, 17, was shot twice in the chest, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office. Both were taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where they later died.

Another 16-year-old boy, shot in the hand and ankle, was taken to St. Bernard Hospital, and later released, police said.

Parker lived in the 7800 block of South Cregier, according to the medical examiner’s office. Reed was from the 9000 block of South Burley.

The suspect was scheduled for a bond hearing Wednesday.