Suspect charged in Evanston park killing

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(WBBM NEWSRADIO) — A man has been charged with fatally shooting a father who was playing Pokémon GO with his daughter at a park in Evanston earlier this month.

Khiryan Monroe, 20, faces a count of first-degree murder in the July 14 slaying of Servando Hamros, Evanston Police Commander Ryan Glew said.

Hamros, 29, was walking in the park with his 7-year-old daughter in the 2100 block of McCormick Boulevard when he “had a confrontation” with someone, police said.

Hamros was shot in his head and pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

Monroe was ordered held without bond in court Wednesday, officials said.

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