A Chicago man is facing murder and arson charges after he allegedly set his friend’s apartment building ablaze last month — killing four complete strangers, including a pregnant mother and her 5-year-old son — after he found out the pal was dating his ex-girlfriend, cops say.
Lontray Clark, 23, is accused of setting the building on fire in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood on June 26, according to police and fire officials. He is charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, aggravated arson and other felonies.
Clark had his first court appearance Saturday, with details being revealed by prosecutors on the alleged motive and text messages being brought up, where Clark allegedly called out his ex-girlfriend for posting a photo on Snapchat with this friend, local CBS affiliate WBBM reports. Clark allegedly went over to the friend’s building after seeing the picture…