Chicago Man Arrested for Brighton Park Triple Murder

A Chicago man has been charged in connection with the deadly shooting of three people earlier this month in Chicago’s Brighton Park neighborhood.

A 19-year-old and two 29-year-olds were shot and killed on November 4 in the 3100 block of West 39th Place, and one of the perpetrators was identified as Jesus Franco, 19.

At approximately 1:10 a.m., police discovered a third man on the ground close to the red Dodge SUV carrying two men.

Two victims were wounded in the torso and one had numerous gunshot wounds to the head. The third man who was found outside the car had been shot in the back of the head. According to the authorities, they were all declared dead at the site.

Friday saw Franco’s arrest. In addition to one act of vehicular invasion, he was charged with three charges of first-degree murder and three further counts of murder. He was supposed to show up on Sunday for a detention hearing in court.