Kenyon Jones | Homicide Watch Chicago

Third man charged with 2014 fatal shooting of 17-year-old Demond Avant in Austin

Jeff Mayes — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 16:16:19 -0500

A third man has been charged with the shooting death of 17-year-old Demond Avant in the West Side Austin neighborhood about a year and a half ago.

Tyren Reese | Chicago Police

Tyren Reese, 23, was charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of Avant on Dec. 3, 2014, according to Chicago Police.

About 9:25 p.m. that day, Avant was standing on the sidewalk in the 600 block of North Mayfield when someone got out of a nearby van and opened fire, striking him in the head, police said at the time.

Avant, of the 1000 block of North Monitor, was taken to West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, where he was pronounced dead at 10:10 p.m., authorities said.

Reese was arrested Monday afternoon in the 4000 block of West Polk, police said.

Judge Donald Panarese Jr. ordered Reese held on a $1 million in bond court Wednesday. He is next scheduled to appear in court Aug. 1.

Kenyon Jones, left, and Paris Jones | Chicago Police

Two other men, 27-year-old Paris Jones and 36-year-old Kenyon Jones, were charged with Avant's murder in the days following the shooting. Both are next scheduled to appear in court Aug. 9.

--Chicago Sun-Times Wire

WEEK IN REVIEW: Four shot dead throughout Chicago

Michael Lansu — Mon, 08 Dec 2014 11:27:59 -0600

BY MICHAEL LANSU
Homicide Watch Chicago Editor

Four people were fatally shot throughout Chicago last week.

The most recent killing happened when 23-year-old Loyola University pre-med student Mutahir Rauf was shot during an attempted robbery in the 1200 block of West Albion Avenue near the Rogers Park campus about 7:50 p.m. Friday, authorities said.

Two males walked up, showed a weapon and demanded Rauf's belongings, authorities said. Rauf thought the weapon was fake and tried to reach for it, said 49th Ward Ald. Joe Moore.

Rauf, of the 1400 block of West Pratt Boulevard, was shot in the head and chest during a scuffle, authorities said. He died minutes later.

On the East Side, 26-year-old James Sweeten was shot in the 10600 block of South Avenue O, about 4:45 p.m. Friday, authorities said.

Sweeten, of the 9800 block of South Avenue L, was shot in the chest died at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, authorities said. A 23-year-old man was also shot numerous times, but survived his injuries, police said.

In the South Shore community, 20-year-old Cedric Goodwin was shot multiple times in the 7400 block of South Euclid Avenue about 9 a.m. Friday, authorities said.

Goodwin, of the 7600 block of South Euclid Avenue, was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he was declared dead at 12:25 p.m. Friday, according to the medical examiner’s office.

The killing started when 17-year-old Demond Avant was shot in the head while standing on a sidewalk in the 600 block of North Mayfield Avenue in the Austin community about 9:25 p.m. Wednesday, authorities said.

Avant, of the 1000 block of North Monitor Avenue, died less than an hour later at West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, authorities said.

Kenyon Jones, 33, of the 1600 block of North Nagle Avenue, and Paris Jones, 24, of the 700 block of North Waller Avenue, men were charged with first-degree murder for Avant's death and each is being held on $2 million bond. It was not immediately known if the two are related.

Overall, the medical examiner’s office has ruled at least 408 Chicago deaths in 2014 a homicide — including 14 people killed by police.

Chicago Police, which counts murders different by following federal guidelines, have ruled some of those homicides as involuntary manslaughter, justified self-defense or accidents.

Kenyon Jones, Paris Jones charged with murder in Austin shooting death of Demond Avant

Michael Lansu — Sat, 06 Dec 2014 21:27:17 -0600

Kenyon Jones (L) and Paris Jones (R) / Photos from Chicago Police

Two men have been charged with murder in the shooting death of 17-year-old Demond Avant Wednesday night in the Austin neighborhood.

Avant was standing on a sidewalk in the 600 block of North Mayfield Avenue when a gunman exited a nearby van and opened fire about 9:25 p.m. Wednesday, authorities said.

Avant, of the 1000 block of North Monitor Avenue, was shot in the head and died less than an hour later at West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, authorities said.

Police identified 33-year-old Kenyon Jones, of the 1600 block of North Nagle Avenue, and 24-year-old Paris Jones, of the 700 block of North Waller Avenue, as suspects and took them into custody.

It was not immediately known if the two are related.

Both men were charged with first-degree murder, and each was ordered held on $2 million during a Saturday hearing. They will be back in court Monday.

-- Sun-Times Media Wire