A 22-year-old South Side man with a history of gun convictions is now charged with murdering his girlfriend in front of multiple witnesses while on felony pretrial release.
Xavier Tousant is the 14th person accused of killing or trying to kill someone in Chicago this year while awaiting trial for another felony.
Assistant State’s Attorney Mike Pekara said Tousant and Dean had been dating for about three months but were having a disagreement. Around 9:40 p.m. on June 27, Dean drove to Tousant’s apartment building in the 5400 block of South Prairie with a friend, planning to mace him…