Three teens charged with fatal shooting of Kimon Wheeler during North Lawndale robbery

Jeff Mayes — Sun, 21 Jun 2015 20:30:09 -0500

By MITCH DUDEK
Chicago Sun-Times

Two teens accused of the shooting death of a 15-year-old Kimon Wheeler were ordered held on high bond amounts Sunday.

Aaron Bynum, 16, was ordered held on $900,000 and Keon Frazier, 15, was ordered held on $1 million. A 14-year-old boy charged in the shooting did not appear in court Sunday.

All three were charged with first-degree murder and attempted robbery in the death of Wheeler, who was killed late Wednesday outside a convenience store at 4155 W. Cullerton Ave. in the North Lawndale neighborhood.

Frazier, of the 1800 block of South Karlov, was with Bynum and the 14-year-old when the three teens announced a robbery, prosecutors allege.

Wheeler, who’d been hanging out with his two cousins, turned to run. Frazier pulled a gun and shot Wheeler, prosecutors said.

Wheeler, of the 2100 block of West Jackson, was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11:38 p.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Numerous witnesses saw the shooting, prosecutors said.

Frazier has a lengthy juvenile court record and was on probation for a separate robbery case at the time of the shooting, prosecutors said during a court hearing Sunday.

Bynum, of the 5100 block of South King Drive, also has a criminal history, including charges from 2013 for possession of a stolen vehicle.

—Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Sun-Times Wire

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Three teens charged with fatal shooting of Kimon Wheeler during North Lawndale robbery