Teens charged with murder of Shari Graham, shot while sitting in cab in Armour Square last month

Jeff Mayes — Sun, 13 Mar 2016 12:32:59 -0500

Two teenagers have been charged with fatally shooting Shari Graham as she sat in a cab last month in the Armour Square neighborhood on the South Side.

Natrell Jackson | Chicago Police

Natrell Jackson, 18; Michael Whitehead, 16, are charged with first-degree murder for the Feb. 26 fatal shooting of the 30-year-old mother of three, according to Chicago Police.

Graham, of the 7700 block of South Paulina, was sitting in the back of a cab in the 3800 block of South Princeton Avenue about 9:45 p.m. when shots were fired, police and the Cook County medical examiner's office said. A bullet went through the rear of the car and struck her in the back.

The cab driver drove away from the scene to the 4700 block of South State Street, then called paramedics. Graham, of the 7700 block of South Paulina, was taken to Stroger Hospital, where she died at 10:31 p.m., authorities said.

Shari Graham

Police do not believe Graham was the intended target of the shooting.

Whitehead, who lives in the 3700 block of South Wentworth; and Jackson, of the 100 block of East 59th Street, were both ordered held without bond. They will be in bond court again on Monday.

--Chicago Sun-Times Wire

Natrell Jackson | Homicide Watch Chicago

Teens charged with murder of Shari Graham, shot while sitting in cab in Armour Square last month