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Chicago Man Charged in Fatal Cabrini-Green Car Shooting

Obbie Sanders is due in court Tuesday following a police operation that led to his arrest just 30 minutes after the slaying.

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Overview

  • Victim Darrin O. Carter, 46, was shot multiple times in the back inside his parked car on the 800-block of North Cambridge Avenue on Saturday morning and died at the scene.
  • Chicago Police officers located and arrested 49-year-old Obbie Sanders about 20–30 minutes later on the East Wacker Drive ramp.
  • Sanders faces first-degree murder and an additional murder count along with multiple misdemeanors, including fleeing and operating a vehicle without insurance, plus two traffic citations.
  • He is scheduled for a detention hearing on Tuesday at the Cook County courthouse.
  • Area Three detectives and the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office are actively investigating the circumstances of the shooting.