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Chicago man arrested years after deadly South Side shooting

By Nic Flosi
Published  January 30, 2026 6:41am CST
Crime and Public Safety
FOX 32 Chicago

The Brief

    • A Chicago man was arrested this week and charged in a 2023 fatal shooting.
    • The victim, 49, was found shot in the head on the city’s South Side.
    • The suspect is due in court on Friday.

CHICAGO - A 50-year-old Chicago man has been arrested and charged more than two years after a fatal shooting on the city’s South Side.

What we know:

Police said Eugene Rhoiney was arrested on Tuesday in the 4500 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue in the Bronzeville neighborhood.

Eugene Rhoiney | CPD

He is charged with one count of first-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of a 49-year-old man on Aug. 22, 2023, in the 500 block of East 44th Street.

The backstory:

On the day of the shooting, officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert at around 11:32 a.m. and found the victim with a gunshot wound to the back of the head. The man was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he died.

What we don't know:

What led up to the shooting and whether the suspect and victim knew one another remains unclear.

What's next:

Rhoiney is due in court for a detention hearing on Friday.

The Source: The information in this story came from the Chicago Police Department.

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