Suburban man wanted in Mississippi shooting arrested in Chicago after foot chase: officials

The Brief

  • Authorities say a 27-year-old Hillside man wanted in a Mississippi shooting was arrested in Chicago.
  • Investigators tracked him to a location in Austin, where he allegedly ran before being caught.
  • He remains in custody on out-of-state and local warrants despite his release in one case.

COOK COUNTY, Ill. A suburban Chicago man wanted for allegedly shooting a woman in Mississippi is in custody after investigators say they tracked him down on the city’s West Side and arrested him following a brief foot chase.

The backstory:

The Cook County Sheriff’s Office said 27-year-old Laquan Moore, of Hillside, was arrested April 28 with help from the U.S. Marshals Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force.

Moore was wanted by police in Terry, Mississippi, on a charge of aggravated assault involving a deadly weapon. The sheriff’s office said the U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force asked for help locating him on April 21.

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