CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - A suspect has been charged in the mass shooting that left a girl dead and ten others wounded on Chicago's South Side.
Chicago Police announced murder charges against 39-year-old Octaviano Romero for his part in the mass shooting on April 13 in the Back of the Yards neighborhood where an 8-year-old girl was killed.
Officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert near 52nd and Damen around 9:20 pm. That's where they found 10 victims, four of them children.
Police said Romero is believed to be the driver of the black sedan that fired dozens of shots into a crowd of people.
He's also been charged with not wearing a seat belt.
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