Man charged in 2021 River North homicide
<p>A man has been charged in the 2021 fatal shooting of a man in River North, according to Chicago police.</p><p>Rashawn Ward, 31, faces a charge of first-degree murder and one count of unlawful use of a weapon by a felon for allegedly possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, police said. He was arrested Tuesday.</p><p>The 33-year-old was standing next to his vehicle about 3:50 a.m.
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<p>A man has been charged in the 2021 fatal shooting of a man in River North, according to Chicago police.</p><p>Rashawn Ward, 31, faces a charge of first-degree murder and one count of unlawful use of a weapon by a felon for allegedly possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, police said. He was arrested Tuesday.</p><p>The 33-year-old was standing next to his vehicle about 3:50 a.m. in the 800 block of North Orleans Street Sept. 18, 2021 when Ward, inside a blue SUV, is alleged to have opened fire, police said.
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- <p>A man has been charged in the 2021 fatal shooting of a man in River North, according to Chicago police.</p><p>Rashawn Ward, 31, faces a charge of first-degree murder and one count of unlawful use of a weapon by a felon for allegedly possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, police said. He was arrested Tuesday.</p><p>The 33-year-old was standing next to his vehicle about 3:50 a.m.
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