Last month, five Chicago teens were charged with first-degree murder after their alleged accomplice in an attempted burglary was fatally shot by the homeowner. Now, prosecutors are dropping the murder charges against the teens, the state's attorney says.
Last month, five Chicago teenagers were charged with first-degree murder after their alleged accomplice in an attempted burglary was fatally shot by the elderly homeowner.
Now prosecutors are dropping the murder charges against the five teens, the state's attorney of Lake County, Illinois, said in a statement. The state's attorney, Michael G. Nerheim, reached an agreement with the teens' defense attorneys that"ensures all offenders will be held responsible and face appropriate sentences," he said in statement, after he reviewed the evidence.
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