Wednesday, March 16, 2022

IL: Melendez found not Guilty in Shooting of Cortez-Milan

The two, who had known each other for years, had been in a feud in the weeks leading up to the shooting, the Chicago Tribune reported.

Melendez’s attorney, Lawrence L. Wade, told jurors that Cortez-Milan reached for his waistband when Melendez shot him.

Prosecutors argued that people could be heard on video, which was played at trial, telling Melendez to put his gun down because Cortez-Milan was not armed, the Tribune reported.


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