Teen arrested for Cicero shooting death of Johan Adaree-Sanchez, Morton East High School student, on South 59th Avenue: officials
A teenager has been arrested in connection with last week's fatal shooting of a west suburban high school student, officials said on Friday.
Officials said authorities arrested a Cicero teen in New York on Thursday.
The 17-year-old boy is being held on an arrest warrant for first-degree murder and aggravated battery with a firearm. He is awaiting extradition to Illinois, where he will face official charges.
The teen, whose name was not released because he is a minor, is accused of killing Morton East High School student Johan Adaree-Sanchez on Thursday, Jan. 8.
Investigators say a fight between two rival groups of teenagers broke out around 3:20 p.m. that day, shortly after school dismissal, in the 2100-block of South 59th Avenue, not far from campus.
The suspect, who is not a Morton East student, allegedly shot Adaree-Sanchez and fled the scene on foot before discarding the gun in a nearby yard, police said.
Responding officers found Adaree-Sanchez, who had suffered a gunshot wound to the chest, unresponsive. He was transported to Loyola University Medical Center, where he died.
Investigators also found the gun allegedly used in the shooting. And after several witnesses identified the suspect, police looked for him, but later learned that he had fled to New York.
On Thursday, Cicero police learned that the suspect had purchased an Amtrak train ticket to leave New York City for Chicago on the same day.
Detectives coordinated with Amtrak Police, who took the suspect into custody.
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