A Chicago man who was 16 years old when he shot another man outside the Morse Red Line station in 2020 has been given a 20-year sentence.
Prosecutors said CTA surveillance video showed the victim, 26-year-old Joel Jenkins, and a witness walking to the train station and stopping just short of the doors at 6:12 p.m. on September 17, 2020.
As Jenkins and the witness examined a bag, Young was spotted from an SUV, walking down the street, drawing a gun, and shooting Jenkins as he looked up from the bag, according to prosecutors.
Police responded quickly and briefly pursued Young’s SUV, but authorities called off the chase due to safety concerns.
According to authorities, high-quality security video showed Young wearing distinctive shoes, identifiable shoes, and a COVID mask with the word “Chicago” on it. Despite the mask, Young’s face was plainly visible in the video, according to the charges.
Two weeks after the shooting, police detained Young for illegally carrying a handgun with an extended ammunition magazine. When cops arrested him, he was wearing the same shoes and possibly the same clothes as Jenkins’ killer, but the gun was not the same caliber.
Young’s cellphone data allegedly showed he was near the Morse Red Line station at the time of the murder. According to authorities, Facebook images showed him wearing the same hoodie and “Chicago” mask as the killer in surveillance footage.
Young, who was on juvenile probation for robbery at the time of the murder, reached an agreement with prosecutors and pled guilty to murder, receiving a 20-year sentence from Judge James Novy.
He must serve 100% of the sentence.