Charges filed after man fatally shot in home, woman chased down, killed: Chicago police

A 55-year-old Chicago man has been charged after being accused of walking into a South Chicago home early Sunday morning and fatally shooting another man before chasing down a 26-year-old woman and killing her, as well, Chicago police said Tuesday morning.

Steven Hawthorne has been charged with murder, attempted murder and resisting or obstructing a police officer in connection with the incident.Chicago police said minutes before, he walked into a home in the 8330-block of South Luella Avenue and shot another man, who has not yet been identified, in the head.

He then chased a woman to the 8200-block of South Paxton Avenue and hit her on the head with a blunt object, police said. She died on the scene, and the medical examiner later identified her as 26-year-old Tamera Washington.The incident appeared to be domestic-related.

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