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Chicago man charged with murder in South Side gas station shooting

By FOX 32 Digital Staff
Published  May 16, 2025 7:36am CDT
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The Brief

    • A 41-year-old Chicago man has been charged with first-degree murder after a fatal shooting at a gas station on the city’s South Side. 
    • Police say Jonathan Robinson shot a 40-year-old man multiple times following an argument early Wednesday morning before fleeing the scene. 
    • Robinson was later arrested and also faces a felony drug charge.

CHICAGO - A Chicago man was charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a man during an argument at a gas station on the city’s South Side, authorities said Thursday.

Jonathan Robinson, 41, was arrested Wednesday morning in the South Shore neighborhood. He was charged with one count of first-degree murder and one count of unlawful manufacture/delivery of cannabis between 30 and 500 grams, Chicago police said.

The backstory:

The charges stem from a shooting just after 1 a.m. Wednesday in the 7400 block of South Stony Island Avenue, where police said Robinson shot the 40-year-old victim multiple times before fleeing in a white vehicle. 

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene and his name has not yet been released.

What's next:

Robinson is scheduled to appear for a detention hearing Friday.

The Source: The information in this report came from the Chicago Police Department and previous FOX 32 reporting.

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