
Suspect charged in murder of mother on West Side
Kenneth Brown, 44, is charged with first-degree murder after police say he shot and killed Maria Roque, 34 on Dec. 13.
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Kenneth Brown, 44, is charged with first-degree murder after police say he shot and killed Maria Roque, 34 on Dec. 13.
Maria Roque's family says she was killed in front of her home near Long Avenue and Kinzie while her 8-year-old daughter was in the car nearby.
Jason Eady, 21, was charged with the murder of Alejandro Trujillo in connection with a Dec. 26 shooting.
Police believe Kenneth Brown, 44, shot Roque several times before fleeing on foot heading eastbound on Ohio from Long Avenue.
Police believe 44-year-old Kenneth Brown killed 34-year-old Maria Roque on Dec. 13.
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