100°F
weather icon Mostly Clear
Las Vegas, NV
Nation and World

Father of slain 9-year-old Chicago boy charged with shooting 3 people

More Stories
FILE - Work progresses on a new migrant detention facility dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz,&quo ...
Florida must stop expanding ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration center, judge says
FILE - Lyle, left, and Erik Galen Menendez sit in a Beverly Hills, Calif., courtroom, May 14, 1 ...
California parole board denies release for Erik Menendez, cites misbehavior in prison
This image taken from footage by WPVI-TV/6ABC shows police responding to a reported active shoo ...
Villanova University active shooter report a ‘a cruel hoax’
In this photo, taken on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025 and provided by Ukraine's 127th Separate Brigade ...
Russian attack on western Ukraine hits an American factory
ASSOCIATED PRESS
March 13, 2016 - 12:43 pm
 

CHICAGO — The father of a 9-year-old Chicago boy who was shot and killed in November has been charged with shooting three people.

The Chicago Tribune reports that 25-year-old Pierre Stokes was charged with three counts of aggravated battery with a firearm and one count of unlawful use of a weapon by a felon in connection.

Stokes is accused in a shooting that occurred Tuesday, the day authorities announced charges against 22-year-old Dwright Boone-Doty in the Nov. 2 killing of Stokes’ son, Tyshawn Lee.

The boy was one of 400 homicide victims in Chicago last year, but the fourth-grader’s death shocked the city because, according to police, he was killed because of his father’s gang affiliation.

MOST READ
Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.
THE LATEST
In this photo, taken on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025 and provided by Ukraine's 127th Separate Brigade ...
Russian attack on western Ukraine hits an American factory
By Samya Kullab and Illia Novikov The Associated Press

The White House didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment on whether the president is considering changes to the types of weapons the U.S. will provide to Kyiv.

Musician Kid Rock is seen on the sidelines during the third quarter of an NCAA football game be ...
Kid Rock crashes out over Gavin Newsom’s social media post
By Julius Miller Los Angeles Times

Whether it’s leaning into AI-generated images or President Donald Trump’s signature all-caps style, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s social media accounts have been firing left and right in recent weeks.

The late 'Friends' star Matthew Perry in an undated photo. (AMG-Parade)
Matthew Perry’s death investigation gets major update
By Jane LaCroix Parade

The federal case surrounding Matthew Perry’s death has reached another turning point, as a woman known as the “Ketamine Queen” prepares to plead guilty to multiple charges.

MORE STORIES