CHICAGO — Federal prosecutors are once again weighing the death penalty for a man accused of murdering an Uber driver in Lawndale and carrying out a violent crime spree that terrorized parts of the city in 2021.
U.S. District Judge Mary Rowland announced last week that the Department of Justice is now reconsidering its earlier decision not to pursue capital punishment against 22-year-old Edmond Harris, according to new court filings.
Harris has been in federal custody for over four years since the fatal shooting of Javier Ramos, a 46-year-old Uber driver, during a March 23, 2021 carjacking in the 3700 block of West Douglas Boulevard…