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Anthony Guedes charged with murder in Clearing shooting death of Giovanni Galindo

Michael Lansu — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 15:23:33 -0600

Anthony Guedes / Photo from Chicago Police

A third man has been charged with murder for allegedly taking part in a plot to rob a suburban drug dealer near Midway Airport in September 2014.

Anthony Guedes, 22, of the 4700 block of South Hoyne Avenue, was extradited from Kissimmee, Fla., this week after being identified as the third suspect in the Sept. 5, 2014, murder of Giovanni Galindo in the 6200 block of South Kilpatrick Avenue, authorities said.

Galindo, 24, of the 10300 block of South Karlov in Oak Lawn, was found shot in the head inside a home about a half-mile from Midway Airport, authorities said.

Prosecutors claimed 18-year-old Luis Alfaro was contacted by an acquaintance, who said he planned to rob a drug dealer and asked Alfaro to set up a drug deal in return for marijuana.

Alfaro set up the fake drug deal, and Guedes and 16-year-old Pedro Corral met with Galindo and urged him to show them the drugs, prosecutors said.

Corral then pulled out a gun and shot Galindo, prosecutors said.

The robbers fled with the drugs and later gave Alfaro some of the cannabis as payment for setting up the deal, prosecutors said.

Alfaro, of the 4100 block of West 57th Place, told police he set up the deal knowing about the robbery plan and was charged with murder despite not being at the scene, authorities said. He is currently being held on $1 million bond.

Corral, 16, was charged as an adult with murder and is being held without bond. He was arrested Nov. 6 while performing community service at a Burbank church.

Guedes is scheduled to appear in bond court Thursday, according to police.

-- Sun-Times Media Wire

Teen, 16, charged with murder in shooting Midway area shooting death of Giovanni Galindo

Michael Lansu — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 19:53:20 -0600

Giovanni Galindo / Photo from Dignity Memorial

BY TINA SFONDELES
Chicago Sun-Times

A 16-year-old boy who allegedly shot a drug dealer to death during a robbery near Midway Airport in September was ordered held without bond on Saturday, the Sun-Times is reporting.

Pedro Corral is the second to be charged with the Sept. 5 murder of Giovanni Galindo, 24, of the 10300 block of South Karlov Avenue in Oak Lawn.

Corral was arrested Thursday while performing community service at a Burbank church, authorities said.

Corral was identified as the shooter by a witness, authorities said.

Luis Alfaro is also charged with murder for allegedly setting up the drug deal. Alfaro is being held in lieu of $1 million bail.

Alfaro was contacted by an acquaintance, who told him he planned to rob a drug dealer, prosecutors said.

The acquaintance asked Alfaro to set up a drug deal and promised to give Alfaro marijuana in return for setting up the robbery, prosecutors said.

Alfaro set up the fake drug deal for later that day in the 6100 block of South Kilpatrick Avenue.

The dealer went inside after Alfaro and Corral urged him to show them the drugs, prosecutors said.

During that meeting, Corral pulled out a gun and shot Galindo, prosecutors said Saturday.

The robbers fled with the drugs and later gave Alfaro some of the cannabis as payment for setting up the deal, prosecutors said.

Alfaro, of the 4100 block of West 57th Place, told police he set up the drug deal knowing about the robbery plan and was charged with first-degree murder despite not being at the scene, authorities said.

The other suspects have not yet been charged, authorities said.

Prosecutors: Luis Alfaro set up drug deal that left Giovanni Galindo dead near Midway Airport

Michael Lansu — Thu, 18 Sep 2014 13:29:13 -0500

Luis Alfaro / Photo from Chicago Police

BY MICHAEL LANSU
Homicide Watch Chicago Editor

Luis Alfaro was ordered on $1 million bond Thursday for allegedly setting up a drug deal that left Giovanni Galindo dead this month near Midway International Airport.

On Sept. 5, Alfaro was contacted by an acquaintance, who told Alfaro he planned to rob a drug dealer, said Assistant State's Attorney Colleen Rogers.

The acquaintance asked Alfaro to set up a drug deal and promised to give Alfaro marijuana in return for setting up the robbery, Rogers said.

Alfaro called another acquaintance and set up a fake drug deal for later that day in the 6100 block of South Kilpatrick Avenue, Rogers said. During the meeting, somebody pulled out a gun and shot Galindo.

Galindo, 24, of the 10300 block of South Karlov Avenue in Oak Lawn, died at the scene, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Galindo had two daughters and enjoyed playing soccer and telling jokes, according to a friend, who is not being named because she is a minor.

“He was just the type of person you wanted to be around,” Galindo’s friend said. “He was hanging around with the wrong people and he shouldn’t have gone the way he did.”

The robbers fled with the drugs and later gave Alfaro some of the cannabis as payment for setting up the deal, Rogers said.

Giovanni Galindo / Photo from Dignity Memorial

Alfaro, 18, attends Latino Youth High School, Assistant Public Defender Lakshmi Jha said at a Thursday bond hearing. Alfaro has also worked replacing hardwood floors, at a car wash and driving a U-Haul truck.

He is currently on probation for a 2014 misdemeanor conviction, according to court records.

Judge Maria Kuriakos-Ciesil ordered Alfaro held on $1 million bond. He will be back in court Oct. 7.

The other suspects have not yet been charged, authorities said.

-- Contributing: Rummana Hussain