CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) --The ex-boyfriend of an Austin woman who was shot and killed during a domestic dispute earlier this month has been charged with her murder.
Maria Roque, 34 was shot and killed in the Austin neighborhood on December 13, in front of her 8 -year-old daughter and 14- year-old son.
It happened in front of her home near Long Avenue and Kinzie. The 44- year- old man now charged with her murder, Kenneth Brown, is an old ex-boyfriend of Roque’s, according to law enforcement agencies.
Roque was taken to Stroger Hospital with a gunshot wound to the chest, where she was pronounced dead at 6:53 a.m., according to Cook County medical examiner’s office.
Roque had been granted an emergency order of protection against Brown on November 7. A week before that, the pair had an argument that turned physical, with Brown grabbing Roque and throwing her to the ground, according to the petition for an order of protection.
Brown also had threatened to burn Roque’s car, break her windows and destroy her belongings, relatives said.
The order of protection barred Brown from contacting Roque in any way, including entering her home, harassing, stalking or intimidating her, court records show. He was also prohibited from taking their 8-year-old daughter from her care.
That order of protection was extended on Nov. 28. and once again on Dec. 13, the morning of the shooting.
Prior to the arrest, police asked for the public’s help in finding Brown. Brown was scheduled to appear in court Sunday.
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