Marsharra Tate charged with murder in shooting death of Summer Moore

Michael Lansu — Sun, 31 Aug 2014 13:39:00 -0500

Marsharra Tate / Photo from Chicago Police

A second man has been charged with murder in the May shooting death of Summer Moore, a mother of three killed outside a family party in the Morgan Park community.

Marsharra Tate, 19, was was also charged with one count each of attempted murder and and aggravated discharge of a firearm, police said. He is scheduled to appear for a bond hearing Sunday.

Tate, of the 8300 block of South Saginaw Avenue, was identified as the man who shot Moore in the 11400 block of South Aberdeen Street May 9, authorities said.

Moore, 37, was attending a party to celebrate a teenage relative’s prom send-off when she was shot in the chest, her family said. Police said she was not the intended target.

In late June, Johnny Reese, 23, was charged in the murder for his alleged role in the slaying.

Prosecutors said Reese was saw a man with whom he had an ongoing dispute get into the passenger’s seat of a car near South Aberdeen Street and West 113th Place.

Summer Moore / Family photo

Reese and another person then got into a Chevrolet Suburban, drove a half block south and the passenger exited and opened fire, prosecutors said.

At least one bullet struck Moore, of the 3100 block of West Marquette Road, who later died at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, authorities said.

Tate is scheduled to appear in court for a bond hearing on Sunday. Reese is being held on $1 million bond.

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Johnny Reese held on $1M bond in shooting death of Summer Moore

Michael Lansu — Mon, 30 Jun 2014 09:40:19 -0500

Johnny Reese / Photo from Chicago Police

BY MICHAEL LANSU
Homicide Watch Chicago Editor

Johnny Reese drove a gunman to shoot another man as part of an ongoing dispute, prosecutors said. The bullet instead struck a 37-year-old mother of three attending a nearby party on Mother’s Day weekend.

Reese, 23, was outside near South Aberdeen Street and West 113th Place when he saw a 27-year-old man with whom he had an ongoing dispute get into the passenger’s seat of a car about 7:50 p.m. May 9, said Assistant State’s Attorney Alex Molesky.

Reese and another person then got into a Chevrolet Suburban, which Reese drove a short distance to block the intersection, Molesky said. The other person then got out of the SUV and opened fire on the car, she said.

At least one of the bullets struck 37-year-old Summer Moore as she was walking near a front yard in the 11400 block of South Aberdeen Street, authorities said. Family members said she was attending a party to celebrate a teenage relative’s prom send-off when the gunshots rang out.

Moore, of the 3100 block of West Marquette Road, was shot in the chest and died at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

“We heard gunshots, and we started to run,” Moore’s cousin, Chant’e Moore, said after the shooting. “We all was running towards the house. People were falling over one another.”

The 22-year-old driver of the car attempted to flee in reverse, but crashed into a parked car, Molesky said.

Reese and the gunman fled, but the shooting was captured on video surveillance, Molesky said. Reese was later identified by eyewitnesses as the driver, she said.

Summer Moore / Family photo

Reese, of the 11400 block of South Union Avenue, was still charged with two counts each of murder and aggravated discharge of a firearm, police said. The gunman has not been charged as of Thursday afternoon, but source said he was being questioned by detectives.

On Monday, Reese appeared in court dressed in a black T-shirt and black shorts. Judge Laura Sullivan ordered him held on $1 million bond.

Reese was convicted of a misdemeanor gun charge in 2008 and a misdemeanor cannabis charge in 2011.

Reese has a 2-year-old child and works as a Tribune deliveryman, his lawyer said.

He will be back in court July 18.

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Marsharra Tate charged with murder in shooting death of Summer Moore

Johnny Reese held on $1M bond in shooting death of Summer Moore