Prosecutors: Davis Arna fatally shot romantic rival Maurice Woodson

Michael Lansu — Wed, 09 Jul 2014 16:02:20 -0500

Davis Arna / Photo from Cook County Sheriff's office

BY JORDAN OWEN
Sun-Times Media

Davis Arna has been charged with murder more than a year after he shot romantic rival Maurice Wooden, prosecutors said.

On Wednesday, Judge Adam Bourgeois ordered Arna, 38, held without bond.

Prosecutors said Wooden, 51, got into an argument with his live-in girlfriend in their apartment in the 9600 block of South Halsted Street on May 20, 2013. He left the apartment after the dispute, but returned later that day and the argument continued in their bedroom, prosecutors said.

Arna, who was also romantically involved with the woman, then knocked on the door, prosecutors said.

Wooden answered and quickly shut the door, prosecutors said. Arna responded by allegedly firing four shots through the closed door, then knocking the door onto Wooden.

Arna then shot Wooden four more times before running away, prosecutors said.

Wooden was struck in his shoulders, neck and armpit, and was left paralyzed from the waist down, prosecutors said. He identified Arna as the shooter in a photo array, and witnesses identified him as being near the apartment shortly after the shooting.

Wooden died at Kindred Chicago Central Hospital at 5:55 a.m. June 17, more than a year after the shooting, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

An autopsy found Wooden died of complications of multiple gunshot wounds and ruled his death a homicide, according to the medical examiner’s office. Diabetes and heart disease were also listed as secondary factors.

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Prosecutors: Davis Arna fatally shot romantic rival Maurice Woodson