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Seven Charged With Murder After Deadly Mag Mile Crash Tied to Louis Vuitton Smash-and-Grab

Prosecutors filed felony counts following the crash that killed 40-year-old Mark Arceta.

Overview

  • Chicago prosecutors charged seven suspects, ages 19 to 37, with felony murder and burglary connected to Thursday’s Louis Vuitton break-in and ensuing fatal crash.
  • The defendants are expected in court for detention hearings on Saturday, according to authorities.
  • Police say a crew used a pickup to ram the Michigan Avenue store before fleeing in multiple vehicles, and a Kia Stinger then collided with a Honda CR‑V at Michigan and Ohio, killing Arceta.
  • Five occupants of the Kia were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries and taken into custody, and two more suspects were arrested after a separate crash on DuSable Lake Shore Drive.
  • Investigators recovered stolen merchandise from the vehicles, and a local alderman said a Glock with an extended magazine and an automatic switch was found in an offender’s car.