Two teenage boys were shot to death in Chicago after they asked the suspect how tall he was when they were buying candy at a store.
Authorities said the incident occurred on Saturday when they went to a store to buy candy in South Side, Chicago. There, they had a conversation with Laroy Battle, 19, who was later identified as the suspect.
The three boys, identified as teenagers, then started walking home. Police said that Battle then approached them and opened fire.
Jasean Francis, 17, was shot several times, and Charles Riley, 16, was shot several times, officials said. The third, unidentified teen managed to escape unscathed.
Riley and Francis were taken to a nearby hospital, where they were later pronounced dead, Deenihan said.
“The security cameras from the area were able to show the offender discarding a gun in the garbage can and then Battle was eventually found hiding out in a motel … He was arrested without incident,” he said in a press conference.
Deenihan said there was no altercation that set Battle off, and neither he nor the three boys knew one another.
“None of it makes sense,” Deenihan said.
According to Deenihan, Battle was found in a motel in the Schiller Park area. A controlled substance was found in the room, and he now faces additional charges.
Last weekend, more than 104 people were shot, including 14 fatally, across Chicago in one of the worst weekends in recent memory.
Chicago Police Supt. David Brown lamented the surge in shootings in recent days on Sunday.
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