Pair involved in Little Village shooting of 8-year-old Melissa Ortega held without bond.
A 16-year-old on juvenile probation opened fire into a busy street after seeing a rival flash gang signs, hitting his intended target in the back — but also shooting 8-year-old Melissa Ortega in the head while she crossed the street with her mother, Cook County prosecutors said in court Thursday.
Guzman, an off-duty cabdriver, picked up Corripio in his distinctive cab the afternoon of Jan. 22 and the two began to drive around, Murphy said. When they saw two men at the corner of 26th Street and Komensky Avenue flashing gang signs affiliated with the Two-Six gang, Guzman drove into a nearby alley and stopped the car while Corripio got out, Murphy said.
“This 8-year-old girl’s life is over because of this gang nonsense between these two defendants and the rival gang members they’re firing at,” Murphy said, noting that the 9-year-old girl in the car could easily have been shot as well. Both defendants displayed “utter disregard and pure callousness,” he said.
“I would point to the utter disregard for human life and pure callousness that both of these defendants showed during these events,” Murphy said."… After shooting that little girl in the head, what do they do? The drive to a Subway to get subway sandwiches. On the video they don’t have a care in the world they’re laughing, they’re eating their sandwiches.”
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