A teenage boy and his brother have been charged in the murder of the teen’s Chicago girlfriend who was pregnant with his baby and shot during an attempted drug deal ripoff gone bad, police said.
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| Anthony Lee |
The boyfriend, Anthony Lee, 16, and his brother, Diante Lamont Coakley, 21, both of Dolton, were charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of Eva Casara, 17.
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| Diante Lamont Coakley |
Eva Casara was 5 ½-months pregnant when she was shot.
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| Eva Casara |
She later died, but doctors were able to save her baby girl, who is in critical condition in the hospital fighting for her life.
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Eva's baby girl, born more than three months premature
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Casara was “just in the wrong place at the wrong time with the wrong company,” said Dolton Police Chief John Franklin, who declined to provide many details about the crime.
Dolton Police said they are searching for a third suspect as well, Franklin said.
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| The crime scene |
Lee and Coakley were taking part in a drug deal when it “spiraled out of control,” and the two began firing their guns, and Casara was hit, police said.
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| Estrellita Casara, Eva's mother |
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