Lamonte Morbley | Homicide Watch Chicagohttp://homicides.suntimes.com/suspects/lamonte-morbley/Latest news about Lamonte Morbleyen-usSun, 19 Apr 2015 11:38:09 -0500Lamonte Morbley charged with murder in Auburn Gresham shooting death of Quentin Thompsonhttp://homicides.suntimes.com/2015/04/19/lamonte-morbley-charged-with-murder-in-auburn-gresham-shooting-death-of-quentin-thompson/<img src="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/chicago/files/2015/04/QuentinThompson-225x300.jpg" alt="Quentin Thompson / Photo from Facebook" width="225" height="300" class="size-medium wp-image-10893" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Quentin Thompson / Photo from Facebook</p> <p>BY TINA SFONDELES<br /> Chicago Sun-Times</p> <p>A Chicago teen being held in Iowa on a gun charge has now been charged with murder for the Auburn Gresham shooting death of <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/quentin-a-thompson/">Quentin A. Thompson</a> this month.</p> <p>Thompson, 27, was shot March 28 in the 8800 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue, authorities said. Thompson was paralyzed after the shooting and died April 3, prosecutors said.</p> <p>Lamonte Morbley, 17, was being held in a Dubuque, Iowa, jail on a unrelated gun charge, prosecutors said.</p> <p>While in the jail, Morbley made phone calls where he admitted to his involvement in the shooting after a drug deal went bad, prosecutors said.<br /> <span id="more-10892"></span><br /> <iframe src="http://homicides.suntimes.com/api/v1/homicides/971.html" width="100%" height="350" frameborder=0></iframe></p> <p>Video surveillance captured Morbley and another person across the street just before the shooting, prosecutors said.</p> <p>Witnesses also identified Morbley as the shooter, prosecutors said. Thompson was subsequently charged as an adult with first-degree murder.</p> <p>Morbley is a former Urban Prep Academy student, according to a public defender.</p> <p>On Saturday, Judge Peggy Chiampas ordered Morbley held without bond. His next court appearance is scheduled for Monday.</p> Michael LansuSun, 19 Apr 2015 11:38:09 -0500http://homicides.suntimes.com/2015/04/19/lamonte-morbley-charged-with-murder-in-auburn-gresham-shooting-death-of-quentin-thompson/Quentin A. ThompsonLamonte Morbley