The Brief
- Quadajah “Holly” Johnson will remain in custody after being charged with first-degree murder in the shooting of Romeca Blackmon outside a South Loop school.
- Police say Johnson shot Blackmon on Sept. 8 after a fight tied to both women sharing children with the same man.
- Blackmon’s family had questioned why Johnson was not charged immediately after the shooting.
CHICAGO – The woman charged with killing Romeca Blackmon appeared in court Thursday and was ordered to remain in custody after Blackmon was gunned down when dropping her son off at a South Loop school earlier this year.
Dozens of supporters showed up at the Cook County courthouse for the detention hearing, wearing pink in support of Blackmon.
“I just want justice,” Blackmon’s mother said. “I don’t want to fight with nobody. I don’t want to argue with nobody. I just want justice for my daughter.”…