3 charged in connection with fatal Humboldt Park shooting

The three men face a charge of first-degree murder in the shooting, which happened Thursday in the 1100 block of North Pulaski Road.

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Three men have been charged in connection with a fatal shooting March 5, 2020, in the 1100 block of North Pulaski Road in Humboldt Park.

Three men have been charged in connection with a fatal shooting March 5, 2020, in the 1100 block of North Pulaski Road in Humboldt Park.

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Three men have been charged in connection with a fatal shooting Thursday in Humboldt Park on the Northwest Side.

Darvell Dixon, 26, Levale Dixon, 32, each face a count of first-degree murder, according to Chicago police. A third man, 32-year-old Zarrick Green faces a felony charge of fleeing and eluding police and multiple traffic violations.

About 2:55 p.m. Thursday, a 44-year-old man was sitting in his black sedan in the 1100 block of North Pulaski Road when a silver sedan drove up and someone inside opened fire, police said.

The man was shot multiple times and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said. His identity has not been released.

The three men were seen speeding away from the scene of the shooting in the sedan and were taken into custody after a foot chase in the 700 block of North Harding Avenue, police said. A fourth person who was in the vehicle was not charged.

Darvell Dixon was ordered held without bail and bail for Green was set at $1 million during at a hearing Saturday at the Leighton Criminal Court Building, according to court records. Levale Dixon was also ordered held without bail.

All three men are due back in court Monday.

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