Cook County man charged with murder in West Side fatal shooting

CHICAGO - Chicago police have arrested a suburban suspect in connection to a fatal shooting of a 25-year-old man on the city's West Side.

Tyrone Lumpkins, Jr., 32, of La Grange, was taken into custody on Sunday and charged with one felony count of first-degree murder for the fatal shooting that took place hours earlier in the 200 block of N. St. Louis Ave.

The victim was shot several times by an occupant of a dark-colored jeep that pulled up while he was walking down the street. The occupant was later identified as Lumpkins, police said.

Tyrone Lumpkins, Jr. | Chicago Police Department

The victim was rushed to Stroger Hospital in critical condition and later pronounced dead.

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Lumpkins is scheduled to appear in bond court on Wednesday.

The investigation is ongoing.

No further information was available.