Crime & Safety
West Side Man Charged In Murder Near Red Line Station
Fredrick Stewart, 33, is accused of fatally shooting a 32-year-old man early Monday outside the Garfield Station after an argument.
CHICAGO, IL — A West Side man faces murder charges in connection with the fatal shooting of a 32-year-old man near a South Side Red Line station Monday, according to Chicago police. Fredrick Stewart, 33, of the 2700 block of West Harrison Street, was charged with first-degree murder after he was identified as the man who allegedly shot Javontay Tolliver after a dispute on the platform at the Garfield Red Line Station, 220 W. Garfield Blvd., police said.
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According to police, Stewart and Tolliver were arguing in the station just before 3 a.m. Monday, April 17, when CTA employees them to leave. The two men left the station but continued arguing outside. Security camera video of the incident captured Stewart allegedly pulling a gun on Tolliver outside the station and chasing him across the street, police said. Stewart then allegedly shot Tolliver.
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After a police alert was sent out about the shooting, officers saw a man matching the description of the suspected shooter within minutes of it occuring. The suspect was apprehended, and a weapon was recovered, police said.
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Tolliver was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police have not released details on what the two men were arguing about or if they knew each other before their dispute at the Red Line station.
A non-fatal shooting occurred later Monday near Tolliver's home in the 6500 block of South Maplewood Avenue, which is around five miles from where Tolliver was killed, according to the Chicago Tribune. A 25-year-old man was shot in the groin as he was walking in an alley in the area at about 6:25 p.m., the report stated. The man was taken to the hospital, where he's still being treated. Police don't know if the two shootings are related, the report added.
Fredrick Stewart, 33 (photo via Chicago Police Department)
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