Second person charged in shooting death of 12-year-old girl in Chicago

The Brief

  • Tyler Wright, 19, is the second person charged in the death of 12-year-old Dalilah Batey.
  • Wright faces one felony count of causing child endangerment resulting in death.
  • A 14-year-old boy was previously charged with involuntary manslaughter.

CHICAGO A second person has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of 12-year-old Dalilah Batey on Chicago’s South Side.

Tyler Wright, 19, faces one felony count of causing child endangerment resulting in death. This follows the earlier arrest of a 14-year-old boy who was charged with involuntary manslaughter.

Second Arrest in Deadly Shooting

What we know:

The shooting happened Sunday night around 8 p.m. inside a home in the 9200 block of South Harper Avenue in the Calumet Heights neighborhood.

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