Overview

• Ortez Owens, 35, was arrested about 14 hours after the fatal August 11 shooting of 18-year-old Kaleb Williams in the 5000 block of West Maypole Avenue.
• Prosecutors filed multiple felony counts against Owens, including first-degree murder, attempted murder and armed robbery.
• Williams was shot twice in the back while waiting for an Uber home to University Park and was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.
• Chicago police continue to investigate whether this shooting is linked to two other near-simultaneous incidents in the Austin neighborhood.
• Williams’ family says he planned to join the Army Reserves after finishing high school and is left grieving his sudden loss.