Man charged with shooting death of 21-year-old woman in Bronzeville

CHICAGO - A 31-year-old Riverdale man has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a woman in Bronzeville on the South Side.

Elijah Clippard allegedly shot a 21-year-old Crystal Crockett multiple times about 6:15 a.m. on June 15 in the 4500 block of South Wabash, police said.

A witness heard gunfire and found the woman lying in an alley, police said. Crockett was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Officers arrested Clippard Wednesday in the Eden Green housing development in the 300 block of E. 130th Street on the Far South Side, where he lived.

Elijah Clippard | Chicago Police

Clippard was charged with a felony count of first-degree murder, according to Chicago police.

Clippard was ordered held without bail Thursday. He is expected back in court July 14.