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Murder Charge Filed in Fatal Shooting Outside Archer Orange Line Station

Prosecutors seek detention using evidence including video, witness reports, a single recovered casing.

Overview

  • Aaron Zawadzki, 21, of the 3500 block of South Western Avenue, is charged with murder and was set for a Saturday afternoon detention hearing.
  • Police say surveillance review shows the 26-year-old victim leaving the station as a man and woman followed, then running before collapsing.
  • At a September 10 community meeting, officers said the victim allegedly harassed the man and his girlfriend on the Roosevelt platform and exposed himself to the woman.
  • Investigators report the group exited at 35th/Archer, the shooting occurred just outside camera range, and the man and woman left on a scooter.
  • A CTA worker heard a gunshot but waited about 10 minutes to call 911, a single 9mm shell casing was found, and the city’s ShotSpotter system had been decommissioned last year.