Man charged with fatal shooting of Tremayne Henderson during fight inside home in Fernwood

Jeff Mayes — Tue, 24 Jan 2017 10:25:00 -0600

A Far South Side man has been charged with fatally shooting 21-year-old Tremayne Henderson Saturday evening in the Fernwood neighborhood.

John A. Smith | Chicago Police

John A. Smith, 22, faces one count of first-degree murder for Henderson’s death, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

The two got into a fight shortly before 5 p.m. inside a home in the first block of West 104th Place, and Smith shot the younger man in the chest, authorities said.

Henderson was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he died at 9:16 p.m., authorities said. He lived on the block where he was killed.

Tremayne Henderson | family photo

Smith, of the 12800 block of South Union, also faces a felony charge of possession of a controlled substance, police said. He is due in bond court on Tuesday.

--Chicago Sun-Times Wire

John Smith | Homicide Watch Chicago

Man charged with fatal shooting of Tremayne Henderson during fight inside home in Fernwood