Chicago Sees Two High-Profile Shooting Charges

In Chicago, Ashanti Randolph, 29, has been charged with first-degree murder and aggravated assault for the fatal shooting of a 34-year-old man in the Fulton Market District on September 1. The victim was shot in the head by a person in a gray sedan and later died in the hospital. Separately, Jesus Pena Jr., 33, faces charges of first-degree murder and aggravated discharge of a firearm for the shooting death of 17-year-old Juan Sebastian Salgado in Little Village on August 19. Salgado, a high school soccer captain, was shot while driving home from soccer practice; two other teens in the vehicle were unharmed. Pena Jr., who was arrested Monday, was identified by video evidence and witnesses, though his attorney claims he was home during the incident. Both cases highlight ongoing concerns about gun violence in Chicago neighborhoods.