CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- An 18-year-old man was charged in the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old student activist in West Rogers Park on the North Side.
Genove Martin faces a first-degree murder charge and a forcible felony charge, according to Chicago police.
Martin allegedly shot the teen July 31 in the 1900 block of West Granville Avenue, police said. He was identified as Caleb Reed, a student leader advocating to remove police from Chicago Public Schools, the Sun-Times reports.
Martin was taken into custody Sunday morning in Park Manor on the South Side, police said.
He is due in bond court Tuesday.