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Man sentenced to 47.5 years in prison for fatal shooting of Andre Hunter in 2013 in Greater Grand Crossing

Jeff Mayes — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 12:33:34 -0500

By JORDAN OWEN
Chicago Sun-Times Wire

Iman Frison | Illinois Dept. of Corrections

A man has been sentenced to 47.5 years in prison for a fatally shooting 19-year-old Andre Hunter in the South Side Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood in 2013.

Iman Frison, now 22, was found guilty of murder on April 12, according to Cook County court records.

About 2:35 p.m. on Dec. 19, 2014, Hunter and a friend had just left a store at 79th and Vincennes when Frison approached and asked the pair where they were from, authorities said at the time.

Frison then pointed a revolver to Hunter’s chest in the 7700 block of South Stewart Avenue, authorities said. Hunter pushed the gun away, and Frison shot him.

Andre Hunter | photo provided

Hunter fell to the ground and Frison shot him five more times, authorities said. Frison then ran away.

Hunter was taken to Christ medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he died about an hour later, authorities said. He lived nearby in the same neighborhood as the shooting.

Witnesses saw Frison running away and told a nearby police officer what happened. Frison was captured a short time later.

Judge Vincent Gaughan sentenced Frison to 47.5 years in prison on May 25, according to court records. He will receive credit for three years and five months served in the Cook County Jail, and must serve three years of supervision upon his release.

He was booked into the Stateville Correctional Center to begin serving his sentence on May 26, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.

Comment of the Day: "Words can't begin to describe the pain my family feels"

Michael Lansu — Tue, 07 Jan 2014 15:22:54 -0600

Andre Hunter was shot and killed in December in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood. Reader Dana Watson posted this about him:

Words can't begin to describe the pain my family feels...this just shouldn't have happen...Andre was a "Good Boy" Somebody's Son, Somebody's brother,Somebody's Uncle,Somebody's Best Friend,My Cousin & We all LOVED him very much,We MISS him,We want him back...A life taken too soon from SENSELESS GUN VIOLENCE...RIP ANDRE....TEARS TEARS & MORE TEARS.

WEEK IN REVIEW: 10 men killed in citywide shootings

Michael Lansu — Mon, 23 Dec 2013 08:59:39 -0600

BY MICHAEL LANSU
Homicide Watch Chicago Editor

Ten men were shot to death throughout the city last week.

The most recent murder happened when 18-year-old Leroy Griffin was fatally shot in the 7900 block of South Lafayette Avenue about 7 p.m. Saturday, authorities said.

Several people got out of an SUV and opened fire on Griffin -- striking him in the head, authorities said. Detectives are investigating if the shooting was gang related, police said.

Griffin, of the 7500 block of South Langley Avenue, died about 20 minutes later at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.

In the Belmont Crain neighborhood, Luciano Torres was in an SUV in the 4800 block of West Deming Place when a gunman in another SUV shot him in the head about 4:30 a.m. Saturday, authorities said.

Torres, 28, of the 2300 block of North Newland Avenue, died at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center about 12 hours later, according to the medical examiner’s office.

On Friday, Jeffrey Anderson was shot to death outside his Northwest Side home in the 2800 block of North Talman Street, authorities said.

Anderson, 28, was standing outside his home when two males approached on foot and shot him in the shoulder about 9:50 p.m., authorities said. Anderson went inside his home, collapsed and was dead at the scene.

On Thursday, Barnett Adams was shot to death during an argument in the 5600 block of West Chicago Avenue.

Adams, 33, was arguing with another man in the street when the man pulled out a gun and shot Adams in the shoulder and leg about 5:10 p.m., authorities said.

Adams, of the 600 block of North Waller Avenue, died at Mount Sinai Hospital about an hour later, according to the medical examiner's office.

In the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood, 19-year-old Andre Hunter was shot multiple times and found on a sidewalk in the 7700 block of South Stewart Avenue about 2:40 p.m. Thursday, authorities said.

Hunter, of the 7900 block of South Princeton Avenue, died about an hour later at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, according to the medical examiner’s office.

In the South Shore community, 74-year-old Willie Cooper was found shot multiple times in a vehicle in the 7000 block of South East End Avenue about 4:45 a.m. Thursday, authorities said.

Cooper, of the of 6800 block of South Crandon Avenue, was dead on the scene, according to the medical examiner’s office.

About an hour later, Chicago blues musician Eric "Guitar" Davis was shot dead inside a vehicle three blocks north in the 6700 block of South East End Avenue, authorities said.

Davis, 41, of the 14200 block of South Eggleston Avenue in Riverdale, was pronounced dead at the scene, the medical examiner’s office said.

Chicago blues legend Linsey Alexander said Davis was hanging out at North Side blues bar Kingston Mines Wednesday night.

In the Gage Park neighborhood, 27-year-old Salvador Diaz had just exited a vehicle in the 5300 block of South Talman Avenue when a gunman walked up and shot him about 2:50 a.m. Thursday, authorities said.

Diaz tried to run away, but eventually collapsed in a nearby alley, authorities said. Emergency crews found Diaz, of the 500 block of South Spaulding Avenue, in an alley and later he died at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, authorities said.

The five homicides on Thursday were the most in a single day since Oct. 9.

On Tuesday, 16-year-old Christopher Ramirez was shot in the 2600 block of South Trumbull Avenue about 10:30 p.m., authorities said.

Ramirez was walking when a male exited the passenger side of a van and shot in the head, authorities said.

Ramirez, of the 2800 block of South Trumbull Avenue, died at Mount Sinai Hospital at 8:39 p.m. Wednesday, according to the medical examiner’s office.

On Monday, 17-year-old Ladarius Brisco was found shot in the head in the 8200 block of South Champlain Avenue about 1 p.m., authorities said.

Brisco, of the 8200 block of South Vernon Avenue, died at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County Wednesday afternoon, according to the medical examiner’s office.

Iman Frison charged with murder for allegedly killing Andre Hunter

Michael Lansu — Sat, 21 Dec 2013 20:50:43 -0600

Iman Frison / Photo from Chicago Police

BY MICHAEL LANSU AND TINA SFONDELES
Sun-Times Media

Iman Frison was ordered held without bond for allegedly shooting Andre Hunter at least five times Thursday afternoon in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood.

Hunter and a friend had just exited a store at East 79th Street and South Vincennes Avenue when Frison approached about 2:35 p.m. Dec. 19 and asked the pair where they were from, prosecutors said.

Frison then placed a revolver on Hunter's chest in the 7700 block of South Stewart Avenue, prosecutors said. Hunter pushed the gun away and Frison allegedly shot him.

Hunter fell to the ground and Frison shot him five more times, prosecutors said. Frison ran away after the shooting.

Hunter, 19, of the 7900 block of South Princeton Avenue, was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he died about an hour later, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Witnesses saw Frison running away and told a nearby police officer what happened, prosecutors said. Frison was captured a short time later.

Frison, 18, of the 1700 block of East 72nd Street, will be back in court Dec. 23.

Andre Hunter shot dead in Greater Grand Crossing

Michael Lansu — Fri, 20 Dec 2013 07:22:40 -0600

Andre Hunter was shot to death Thursday afternoon in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood.

Hunter, 19, was shot multiple times and found on a sidewalk in the 7700 block of South Stewart Avenue about 2:40 p.m., authorities said.

Hunter, of the 7900 block of South Princeton Avenue, was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead at 3:34 p.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.

Area South detectives are investigating.

-- Sun-Times