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Three charged with murder in shooting death at Avalon Park party

John Carpenter — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 22:10:43 -0500

Charles Southern

A man and two teenage boys have been charged with murder in the shooting death of a man at a party Friday night in the South Side Avalon Park neighborhood.

Three uninvited guests were asked to leave a family party in the 8400 block of South Constance Avenue about 10:45 p.m., police said.

They were escorted outside where a verbal argument ensued, police said. A 19-year-old man pulled out a handgun and shot the victim twice in the chest before running away.

Dionte Maxwell, of the 8400 block of South Marshfield Avenue, was taken to Jackson Park Hospital, where he died at 11:53 p.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.

Charles Southern, 19, of the 1100 block of South Vernon Avenue, was charged with first-degree murder, armed home invasion, attempted home invasion and mob action, police said.

Southern is scheduled to appear in bond court Monday.

The two 16-year-old boys were also charged with first-degree murder, armed home invasion, attempted home invasion and mob action, police said.

The teen boys were expected in bond court Sunday.

Two charged in shooting death at Avalon Park party

Sun-Times Media Wire — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 16:40:49 -0500

Two teenage boys were charged and a man is being held in connection with the shooting death of a man at a party in the South Side Avalon Park neighborhood.

Three uninvited guests were asked to leave a family party in the 8400 block of South Constance Avenue about 10:45 p.m., police said.

They were escorted outside where a verbal argument ensued, police said. A 19-year-old man pulled out a handgun and shot the victim twice in the chest before running away.

Dionte Maxwell, of the 8400 block of South Marshfield Avenue, was taken to Jackson Park Hospital, where he died at 11:53 p.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.

Two 16-year-old boys were charged with armed home invasion, attempted home invasion and mob action, police said. Charges are pending against a 19-year-old man who is being held for his involvement with the shooting.

The teen boys are expected Sunday in bond court.

Man shot to death at Avalon Park party

John Carpenter — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 09:47:30 -0500

A man was shot to death at a party Friday night in the South Side Avalon Park neighborhood.

The 18-year-old man was at a party in the 8400 block of South Constance Avenue about 10:45 p.m. when a gunman pulled out a gun and shot him, police News Affairs Officer Ron Gaines said.

Dionte Maxwell, of the 8400 block of South Marshfield Avenue, was taken to Jackson Park Hospital, where he died at 11:53 p.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.

Maxwell suffered multiple gunshot wounds, according to the medical examiner’s office. Area South detectives are investigating.