Man charged in fatal shooting in Parkway Gardens
Jamayle Howard | Chicago Police Department
CHICAGO - A 32-year-old Washington Park man faces a murder charge in connection to a shooting last week in Parkway Gardens on the South Side.
Jamayle Howard allegedly fired shots during an argument about 3:40 p.m. June 19 in the 6500 block of South King Drive and fatally struck a 34-year-old man in the chest, Chicago police said.
He was identified as Darrell Brandon Wells of Minneapolis, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. An autopsy ruled his death a homicide.
Howard was arrested after the shooting and charged with first-degree murder, unauthorized use of a weapon, possession of cocaine and misdemeanor criminal damage to property, police said.
He was ordered held without bail during a Saturday court appearance, according to county records. Howard is due back in court June 26.