Overview

• Mark Arceta, 40, was killed on his way to work for his final shift before paternity leave, and his partner gave birth to their son the next day.
• Prosecutors say a crew used a pickup to ram the Magnificent Mile Louis Vuitton before dawn, stole nearly $700,000 in merchandise, and fled in multiple stolen vehicles, with about $270,000 recovered.
• Dejuan Wingard is accused of driving a fleeing Kia about 77 mph through red lights before colliding with Arceta’s Honda at Michigan and Ohio.
• Seven defendants — Wingard, Anthony Hemphill, Keith Perkins, Darius Bowdry, Harvey Fisher, Alton Jackson, and Kellen McMiller — face first-degree murder, burglary, and retail theft charges.
• A judge ordered Fisher, Jackson, Hemphill, and Perkins held pending trial, three co-defendants remain hospitalized, two people from a second getaway car are still at large, and the next court date is Friday.