Crime & Safety
Murder Charges Filed In Cicero Shooting: Police
The alleged murderer fled into a yard and tried to hide a gun and a "significant amount of cannabis."
CICERO, IL --- A Cicero man has been charged with murder following a domestic disturbance and shooting that left one man dead Thursday. Israel Villegas, whom police say is a known gang member and convicted felon, shot Diomar Rangel six times in the 1400 block of Cicero Ave.
Police say Villegas had been charged with aggravated unlawful use of a firearm on Oct. 14 and was under electronic monitoring Thursday when he shot Rangel in the upper torso. Villegas then allegedly fled into a neighboring yard where he tried to hide a semi-automatic gun and "a significant amount of cannabis."
Villegas was apprehended in the 4700 block of 14th Street and was positively identified by "several witnesses," according to police.
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Rangel was rushed to a nearby hospital and later died from injuries sustained in the shooting. Villegas is currently in custody at Cook County Jail on charges of first degree murder.
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