Topic: Halloween News - Bail set at $1 million for teen charged in Halloween slaying of mom - Chicago Tribune
Bail was set at $1 million Friday for a teen charged with gunning down a mother in the Back of the Yards neighborhood as she returned home from trick-or-treating with her three children last Halloween. The suspect, identified Friday by prosecutors as Rolando Avillar, 18, was charged with murder and two counts of attempted murder in the shooting death of Leticia Barrera, authorities said. After months of police work, the teen later was positively identified by four witnesses as one of two men who shot in Barrera’s direction, Hogan said. In 2003 he received 18 months of probation for retail theft, 3 years of probation for aggravated unauthorized use of a weapon and another 18 months of probation for possession of cannabis, authorities said. More Halloween News