Jailyn Logan-Bledsoe murder: Siblings charged in fatal shooting of Oak Park student
CHICAGO - A brother and sister were arrested Thursday for the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old woman last month at a gas station in west suburban Oak Park.
Kenneth Elliott, 21, of North Austin, and his 17-year-old sister Adrianna Vanzant, of Humboldt Park, were charged with the June 22 first degree murder of Jailyn Logan-Bledsoe, police said. Vanzant has been charged as an adult due to the nature of the crime.
Elliott and Vanzant allegedly approached Logan-Bledsoe from behind around 1:50 a.m., when Vanzant pulled out a gun and shot her in the back of her neck at the BP station at 100 Chicago Ave., police said.
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The robbers took items from Logan-Bledsoe and Vanzant fled in her Chrysler while Elliott left in his red Buick, according to prosecutors. The Chrysler was later recovered in the 200 block of North Kilbourn Avenue in Chicago.
(Kenneth Elliott, 21, of North Austin, and his 17-year-old sister Adrianna Vanzant, of Humboldt Park, were charged with the June 22 first degree murder of Jailyn Logan-Bledsoe, police said.)
Logan-Bledsoe was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead, police said.
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"While nothing can undo the tragic events that played out the morning of June 22, apprehending the individuals responsible for this senseless murder will hopefully provide some closure for Ms. Logan-Bledsoe’s family, friends and the entire community," Interim Police Chief Shatonya Johnson said.
On Friday, bond was set at $1.5 million for Vanzant and $850,000 for Elliott. Their next court date is scheduled for Aug. 5 in Maywood.
Logan-Bledsoe was a graduate of Oak Park-River Forest High school, and was an activist in the community. She was a member of the Revolutionary Oak Park Youth Action League, a student-led group.
"She cared deeply for her community," the group wrote on its Facebook page, adding that Logan-Bledsoe was a "brilliant youth leader."
Sun-Times Media Wire contributed to this report.