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CHICAGO — Trevon Smith, an 18-year-old man from Chicago, has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder following a deadly shooting in the city’s Southwest Side, authorities said. The shooting occurred on Thursday evening in the Back of the Yards neighborhood.
Smith was apprehended at 6:10 p.m. in the 4800 block of S. Seeley Avenue after being identified as the suspect in the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old woman in the 2000 block of W. 47th Street. Police say Smith shot and killed the woman shortly before his arrest.
Smith is facing one felony count of first-degree murder and is scheduled to appear in court for a detention hearing on January 19.
The incident is under investigation by the Chicago Police Department.
