Antonio James charged with murder in 2013 Woodlawn shooting death of Ernest McMullen

Michael Lansu — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 13:57:19 -0500

Antonio James / Photo from Chicago Police

BY ANGELIQUE WHITE
Homicide Watch Chicago

Antonio James has been charged with murder in the July 2013 shooting death of Ernest McMullen in the Woodlawn neighborhood.

McMullen, 26, was sitting in the backseat of a car with a group of people in the 6600 block of South Champlain Avenue when James pulled up next to the car and opened fire into the backseat about 7:25 p.m. July 3, 2013, said Assistant State’s Attorney Robert Mack said.

Several months earlier, James had a dispute with one of the people in the car, Mack said.

McMullen and two men in the backseat were wounded in the shooting, authorities said. All three arrived at St. Bernard Hospital without the help of paramedics.

McMullen, of the 800 block of East 46th Street, was shot in the head, back, arm and hand and died at the hospital a short time later, authorities said.

An 18-year-old was shot in the chest and suffered a collapsed lung that required a longer hospital stay, Mack said. The 19-year-old was shot in the shoulder.

One of the surviving victims knew James and provided information to police. Multiple witnesses later identified James in a photo arrays and lineups, Mack said.

James, of the 9200 block of South Dobson Avenue, made a videotaped admission to the shooting, authorities said. He was charged with one count of first-degree murder and two counts of attempted first-degree murder.

On Thursday, Judge James Brown ordered him held without bond.

He will be back in court Sept. 24.

1 dead, 2 wounded in Woodlawn shooting

LeeAnn Shelton — Wed, 03 Jul 2013 21:52:10 -0500

One man is dead and two others were wounded in a Woodlawn neighborhood shooting Wednesday night on the South Side.

The men were shot about 7:25 p.m. in the 6600 block of South Champlain Avenue, police said.

All three men showed up at St. Bernard Hospital without the help of paramedics, police said.

One of the men, Ernest McMullen, 26, of the 800 block of East 46th Street, was shot in the head and was pronounced at the hospital, authorities said. An autopsy determined he died of multiple gunshot wounds and the death was ruled a homicide, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.

An 18-year-old man was transferred to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County with a gunshot wound to the chest, police said. The third man, 19, was shot in the shoulder and was in “stable” condition.

The survivors were not cooperating with detectives, authorities said.

Area Central detectives are investigating.

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Antonio James charged with murder in 2013 Woodlawn shooting death of Ernest McMullen

1 dead, 2 wounded in Woodlawn shooting