Three boys charged with fatal shooting during North Lawndale robbery

They intended to pull off an armed robbery. But the three teens did it in front of numerous witnesses, ran away with no proceeds and killed a 15-year-old boy in the process, a prosecutor said Sunday.

Two of the teens charged in the case — Aaron Bynum, 16, and Keon Frazier, 15 — appeared in court Sunday before Judge Laura Sullivan, who ordered them held on $900,000 and $1 million bail respectively.

Each was charged as an adult with robbery and murder. A 14-year-old boy also was charged but did not appear in court.

The three approached another group of teens about 11 p.m. Wednesday outside a convenience store at 4155 W. Cullerton Ave. in the North Lawndale neighborhood and announced a robbery, Assistant Cook County State’s Attorney Sarah Karr said.

When Frazier pulled out a gun, everyone in the group of potential victims ran, except for Kimon Wheeler, 15, whom Frazier shot in the arm and chest, Karr said.

The three teens then fled without a dime to show for the robbery.

Wheeler, of the 2100 block of West Jackson, was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11:38 p.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Karr said numerous witnesses saw the shooting, including several who positively identified the teens.

Frazier has a lengthy juvenile court record and was on probation for a separate robbery case at the time of the shooting, Karr said.

Bynum, of the 5100 block of South King Drive, also has a criminal history, including charges from 2013 for possession of a stolen vehicle, Karr said.