Crime & Safety

Teen Charged With Murder After Man Found Dead In Vehicle: Maywood Police

The victim was found dead in a vehicle with a single gunshot wound, Maywood police said.

Kevaughn M. Mickles
Kevaughn M. Mickles (Maywood Police Department)

MAYWOOD, IL — A teen was arrested and charged this week in connection with the killing of a man found dead in a vehicle last month in Maywood, according to police.

Kevaughn M. Mickles, 19, of Chicago, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Xavier Harvey, police said.

The 33-year-old Harvey, who suffered a single gunshot wound, was discovered April 1 in his vehicle at 10th and Lexington avenues, according to police.

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Mickles was arrested Tuesday, denied bond Wednesday and remains in the custody of the Cook County Corrections Department, police said.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to call police at 708-368-4131 or anonymously call the department's tip line at 708-450-1787.

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