Suspect in fatal shooting of Cicero high school student arrested in New York

A teen is being held on charges after a 17-year-old was shot and killed leaving school on January 8 in west suburban Cicero, Illinois.

Cicero officials said a 17-year-old was arrested in New York on Thursday after a police investigation. According to a Cicero spokesperson, the suspect is now awaiting extradition back to Illinois and is being held on an arrest warrant for first-degree murder and aggravated battery with a firearm charges.

On Thursday, detectives discovered the suspect purchased an Amtrak train ticket to leave New York and return to Chicago. Detectives then coordinated with Amtrak police to take him into custody…

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