Overview

• Prince Johnson, 43, was found fatally shot on July 11 in the 13200 block of South Langley Avenue on Chicago’s Far South Side
• Chicago police identified 38-year-old John Perteet as the suspect and arrested him on August 6 in the 4400 block of W. West End Avenue
• Authorities allege Perteet fired several shots at Johnson around 9:40 p.m., leading to the victim’s death at the scene
• Perteet faces one count of first-degree murder and at an August 9 hearing a judge ordered him held without bond
• The case underscores law enforcement’s intensified efforts to curb a recent surge in gun violence across Chicago neighborhoods