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Dwight
Boone-Doty, 22, was charged with first-degree murder this week
in the November 2015 killing of the boy, Tyshawn Lee, a crime
that cast a spotlight on a surge in violent crime in the third
most populous U.S. city.
"His death was a culmination of gang violence that spiraled into
a cycle of retaliatory violence, fueled by illegal guns and
absolutely zero regard for human life," John Escalante, Chicago
police interim superintendent, told a news conference.
Doty's original plan was to cut off the boy's fingers and ears,
Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez said.
Doty approached the boy in a park and the two went into an
alley. Doty then shot him multiple times at close range, Alvarez
said.
Authorities did not provide any details on why Doty did not go
through with his original plan. The boy's father has denied
being involved in a gang.
At least three people were suspected of taking part in Lee's
killing. In the weeks afterward, Corey Morgan, 27, of Lansing,
Illinois, was also charged with first-degree murder. Officials
have an arrest warrant out for Kevin Edwards for the same crime,
and urged him on Tuesday to turn himself in.
(Reporting by Suzannah Gonzales; Editing by Jon Herskovitz and
Peter Cooney)
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