Innocent bystander Derrion Albert killed

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Originally Posted by knight_shadow

I'm surprised I haven't seen anything on GC about this yet.

I don't know why. Most of the time stories like this don't garner much attention around here.

Thank you for posting it. This is truly a heartbreaking story. I second what Dr. Phil said about the bystanders running some folks over. I understand bystanders not wanting to get involved, but to just watch out of some macabre fascination is certainly not a good thing to do. smh

Brings to mind the "Yummy" Sandifer story.

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Update:

http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/12/09/...ex.html?hpt=T1

(CNN) -- A 15-year-old was convicted in the 2009 beating death of a Chicago honors student that was caught on video, Cook County Circuit Court officials said Thursday.

Jurors deliberated only 30 minutes before convicting the teen of first-degree murder Wednesday in the death of Derrion Albert, CNN affiliate WGN reported. The defendant is not named because he is a juvenile.

Sentencing has been set for January 18, court officials said.

When the verdict was announced, the 15-year-old threw his hands up and fell back into his chair. His aunt ran out of the courtroom screaming, WGN reported.

More at the link.

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Another guilty verdict:

A Cook County jury convicted a South Side man Tuesday night in the infamous murder of Derrion Albert, a Fenger High School sophomore whose videotaped fatal beating sparked a national debate on youth violence.

The jury of nine men and three women deliberated for about 3 1/2 hours before finding Silvonus Shannon, 20, guilty of first-degree murder. The verdict was announced in Circuit Judge Nicholas Ford's courtroom at about 9:30 p.m.

The verdict marked the second conviction in the high-profile murder case. Last month a 15-year-old boy was found delinquent in juvenile court. Three other defendants, all charged as adults, are awaiting trial.

Here's the link with more.

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Max, why do you even bother. Can the mods get an IP check and find out of this is actually another GCer so we can shun them and get on with things.

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Thanks for the bump, max, I have another link:

Another teen plead guilty and was sentenced to 26 years in jail, today:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/l...,6197995.story