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Murder charge filed in Streamwood road rage shooting

Jonathan Mejia is charged with murder and aggravated battery in the shooting of Scott Mattison on Sunday, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

An 18-year-old has been charged with fatally shooting a man during a traffic dispute over the weekend in northwest suburban Streamwood.

Jonathan Mejia is charged with murder and aggravated battery in the shooting of Scott Mattison, 46, on Sunday, Streamwood police said.

Mejia shot Mattison at 5:20 p.m. Sunday at Bartlett and Oltendorf roads, police said.

A Cook County judge ordered Mejia held without bail at a Wednesday court hearing in Rolling Meadows, court records show.

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