High School Student Charged in Oak Lawn Man's Death

Caption: Luis Alfaro, 18, of Chicago, has been charged with first degree murder. | Cook County Sheriff

An 18-year-old high school student is being held on $1 million bail for setting up a fake drug deal that left an Oak Lawn man dead near Midway Airport, Cook County prosecutors alleged.

Giovanni Galindo, 24, of the 10300 block of Karlov Avenue in Oak Lawn, was found dead in an alley in the 6100 block of South Kilpatrick Avenue on Sept. 5.

Prosecutors said during a bond hearing on Thursday that Alfaro was contacted by an acquaintance to assist him in setting up a fake drug deal to rob Galindo, Fox 32 News reported.

In exchange for his help, Alfaro would receive some marijuana, prosecutors said. He contacted another acquaintance who met Galindo later that afternoon. During the drug deal, the acquaintance pulled out a gun and shot Galindo, reports said.

Alfaro, of the 4100 block of West 57th Place, allegedly told police he knew about the robbery plan but was not at the meeting when Galindo got shot.

A public defender told the court on Thursday that Alfaro is a student at Latino Youth High School.

Alfaro was charged with first-degree murder and is being held at Cook County Jail. His next court date is Oct. 7.

Read the rest of the Fox 32 News report here.

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