Ladarren Ball sentenced to 39 years for 2015 fatal shooting of Zika Urosevic in Humboldt Park

Jeff Mayes — Sun, 12 Feb 2017 13:15:31 -0600

By JORDAN OWEN
Chicago Sun-Times Wire

Ladarren Ball | Cook County Sheriff's Dept.

A man has been sentenced to 39 years in prison for the fatal shooting of Zika Urosevic in the West Side Humboldt Park neighborhood in 2015.

Ladarren M. Ball, 32, was found guilty of murder Dec. 20, 2016, after a bench trial before Judge Vincent Gaughan, according to Cook County court records.

About 6 p.m. Sept. 19, 2015, Urosevic was standing with a group of people in the 1200 block of North Keeler when Ball walked up and started shooting, authorities said at the time.

Urosevic, 38, was shot in the back of the neck and died at the scene, authorities said. He lived in the Humboldt Park neighborhood.

Judge Gaughan sentenced Ball to 39 years in prison Tuesday, according to court records. He will receive credit for 495 days served at the Cook County Jail, and must serve three years of supervised release.

Ball was booked into the Stateville Correctional Center to begin serving his sentence Thursday, according to Illinois Department of Corrections records. He previously served a 15-year sentence for 2nd-degree murder, a one-year sentence for possession of a controlled substance, and a one-year sentence for aggravated DUI.

No bond for man charged with fatal shooting of Zika Urosevic in Humboldt Park

Jeff Mayes — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 00:08:47 -0500

Bond was denied Sunday for a man charged with the fatal shooting of Zika Urosevic two weeks ago in the Humboldt Park neighborhood.

Ladarren Ball | Chicago Police

Ladarren M. Ball, 31, was charged with first-degree murder for the shooting that happened Sept. 19, according to Chicago Police.

The 38-year-old Urosevic was standing with a group of people in the 1200 block of North Keeler when two people walked up and started shooting about 6 p.m., according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Urosevic, of the 4200 block of West Crystal, was shot in the back of the neck and died at the scene, authorities said.

Ball, of the 200 block of North Leamington, appeared in bond court Sunday, where a judge ordered him held without bond, according to police and the Cook County’s sheriff’s office. He is due back in court Monday.

--Chicago Sun-Times Wire

Ladarren Ball | Homicide Watch Chicago

Ladarren Ball sentenced to 39 years for 2015 fatal shooting of Zika Urosevic in Humboldt Park

No bond for man charged with fatal shooting of Zika Urosevic in Humboldt Park