No bond for man charged with fatal shooting of Urban Prep senior Yuri Hardy in December in Austin

Jeff Mayes — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 11:34:52 -0500

By ASHLEE REZIN
Chicago Sun-Times Wire

Tyshaun Powell | Chicago Police

A man charged with fatally shooting Urban Prep Academy student Yuri Hardy last year in the West Side Austin neighborhood has been ordered held without bond.

Tyshaun Powell, 20, was arrested Monday and charged with one count of first-degree murder, according to Chicago Police.

Just before 8 p.m. on Dec. 28, 2016, the 19-year-old Hardy suffered multiple gunshot wounds while walking south in the 100 block of North Central, authorities said.

Hardy, who lived in Austin, about a mile and a half from where he was shot, was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 1:14 a.m. the next day, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Hardy was a senior at Urban Prep’s West campus, located in the University Village neighborhood. He was a competitive dancer who was returning home from a dance competition when he was shot.

Yuri Hardy | Facebook

After college, he had plans to be an entrepreneur, the network’s founder and president, Tim King, said in a letter to the school community after the shooting.

King described Hardy as “a fun-loving young man who enjoyed being with his friends and family.”

He was the fourth Urban Prep shoot to be killed in 2016.

Powell was taken into custody by Gang Investigations Unit officers about 12:30 p.m. Monday in the 2600 block of South California, police said.

On Tuesday, Judge Adam Bourgeois Jr. ordered him held at the Cook County Jail without bond, court records show. Powell, who lives in Austin, is due back in court on July 10.

Tyshaun Powell | Homicide Watch Chicago

No bond for man charged with fatal shooting of Urban Prep senior Yuri Hardy in December in Austin