Chicago man gets 51 years for two fatal shootings committed while on pretrial release

A man accused of killing two people in separate incidents while repeatedly released on recognizance bonds in 2018 has been given a 51-year prison sentence, according to court records.

Eduardo Venegas, 26, pleaded guilty to armed robbery with a firearm in the killing of 23-year-old Rigoberto Rodriguez and second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Dylan Zavala.

The story begins in July 2018, when Chicago police officers arrested Venegas after allegedly seeing him run from a stolen vehicle. He was released on a recognizance bond…

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