Overview
- Authorities say the suspect is being held on an arrest warrant for first-degree murder and aggravated battery with a firearm while he awaits extradition to Illinois.
- The victim, Johan Adaree-Sanchez, 17, was shot in the chest on Jan. 8 a few blocks from Morton East High School shortly after dismissal and later died at Loyola University Medical Center.
- Investigators report the shooting followed a large fight between rival groups of teenagers near the campus.
- Police say the suspect fled on foot, discarded a firearm in a nearby yard that was recovered, and is not a Morton East student.
- Detectives learned he bought an Amtrak ticket to return to Chicago, prompting coordination with Amtrak Police who took him into custody in New York as the investigation continues.