Daryl Lee found not guilty of 2014 fatal shooting of 16-year-old Marquise Harris at party in Woodlawn

Jeff Mayes — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 16:12:06 -0600

Daryl Lee | Chicago Police

By JORDAN OWEN
Chicago Sun-Times

A man was found not guilty Monday of the murder of 16-year-old Marquise Harris in the South Side Woodlawn neighborhood in 2014.

Daryl Lee was found not guilty Wednesday after a three-day trial before Judge Vincent Gaughn, according to Cook County court records.

Authorities claimed Lee used a .45 caliber handgun to fatally shoot Harris in the chest about 11:15 p.m. Jan. 11, 2014, during a party in a second-floor apartment in the 6200 block of South St. Lawrence Avenue.

Harris was arguing with his girlfriend when Lee, who was a friend of the woman, intervened, police said.

Lee left the gathering, but later returned and shot Harris in the chest, authorities alleged. He was arrested in May 2014 in Des Moines, Iowa.

Harris, who lived on the same block where he was shot, died at Stroger Hospital, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Lee had been held in the Cook County Jail without bond since his arrest.

Daryl Lee arrested on murder warrant in shooting death of 16-year-old Marquis Harris

Michael Lansu — Sat, 17 May 2014 12:10:23 -0500

Daryl Lee / Photo from Chicago Police

Daryl Lee has been arrested in Iowa and charged with murder for allegedly shooting 16-year-old Marquis Harris in January.

Lee, 20, was arrested May 16 in Des Moines, Iowa, on warrants for first-degree murder, possession of a controlled substance and reckless conduct, police said.

Authorities claim Lee used a .45 caliber handgun to fatally shoot Harris in the chest about 11:15 p.m. Jan. 11 at a gathering in a second-floor apartment in the 6200 block of South St. Lawrence Avenue.

Harris was arguing with his girlfriend when Lee, a friend of the girlfriend, intervened, police said.

Lee left the gathering, then returned and shot Harris in the chest, authorities said.

Harris, who lived on the same block where he was shot, died at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Marquise Harris / Photo from Twitter

The victim’s mother, Patricia Harris, told NBC Chicago the shooting occurred in their home and the gunman was a neighbor.

“He went to school every day like I told him to do, and if he did anything wrong, I would put him on punishment and take his games away from him … He was 16 years old and he never disrespected no grown person,” she said.

Lee, of the 3900 block of South Lake Park Avenue, was ordered held without bond Saturday, authorities said.

-- Sun-Times Media Wire

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Daryl Lee found not guilty of 2014 fatal shooting of 16-year-old Marquise Harris at party in Woodlawn

Daryl Lee arrested on murder warrant in shooting death of 16-year-old Marquis Harris