Omar Gunn sentenced to 40 years for chasing down and shooting Jaleel Pearson in 2013 in South Shore

Jeff Mayes — Wed, 08 Feb 2017 14:43:26 -0600

By JORDAN OWEN
Chicago Sun-Times Wire

Omar Gunn | Cook County Sheriff's Dept.

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 County court records.

Gunn and Pearson were rival gang members, according to prosecutors.

About 6:10 p.m. Sept. 13, 2013, Gunn chased Pearson into a store in the 2200 block of East 71st Street and shot him twice in the arm and chest, authorities said at the time.

Jaleel Pearson |

Pearson died at Stroger Hospital less than an hour later, authorities said.

Judge Joyce sentenced Gunn to 40 years in prison Tuesday, according to court records. He will receive credit for 1,210 days served in the Cook County Jail, and will have to serve three years of supervised release.

A second man charged with Pearson’s murder, 22-year-old Anthony Wells, was found not guilty last year.

Omar Gunn, Anthony Wells charged with gunning down Jaleel Pearson

Michael Lansu — Sat, 19 Oct 2013 20:52:22 -0500

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 East 71st Street, prosecutors said,

Authorities said Wells was acting as a lookout when Gunn chased Pearson into a store and shot him twice in the arm and chest.

Pearson’s alleged killers were rival gang members, prosecutors said.

Gunn was denied bond, authorities said. Wells, of the 7100 block of South Jeffrey Boulevard, cried in court after Judge Israel Desierto ordered him held in lieu of $500,000 bail.

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Anthony Wells | Homicide Watch Chicago

Omar Gunn sentenced to 40 years for chasing down and shooting Jaleel Pearson in 2013 in South Shore

Omar Gunn, Anthony Wells charged with gunning down Jaleel Pearson