Chinedu Madu** Residence: 500 block of East 33rd Place
Tyrese Bell / Photo from Chicago Police
A West Side man on probation for a drug conviction allegedly shot and killed a cab driver in the North Lawndale neighborhood Thursday night, authorities said.
Tyrese Bell, who turned 24 Sunday, was charged with first-degree murder and aggravated battery to a peace officer, police said.
Bell is accused of shooting 51-year-old Chicago Carriage Cab driver Chinedu Madu in the chest during a robbery in the 1200 block of South Albany Avenue about 8:45 p.m. Thursday, authorities said.
Madu, of the 500 block of East 33rd Place, died at Mount Sinai Hospital, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
Madu, of the 500 block of East 33rd Place, died at Mount Sinai Hospital, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
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Chinedu Madu, 51, was shot about 8:45 p.m. Thursday in the 1200 block of South Albany in the Chicago Carriage Cab he leased from the company.
Police say Chinedu died at Mount Sinai Hospital.
Investigators believe the man who shot and killed him was a customer he had picked up downtown and just dropped off and then disappeared on foot somewhere into the neighborhood.
Police say the suspect was arrested Friday morning and charges were pending against the man. They say he has five drug convictions on his record.
It’s unclear if the robber got away with anything. Less than $100 was left behind in the cab, along with Chinedu’s phone and backpack.
Madu leaves behind a wife and a young son.
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