Crime & Safety
2 Charged With Attempted Murder After Man Shot In Carjacking Attempt
Two have now been arrested and charged in connection with the Dec. 17, 2023 incident at 179th and Halsted in Homewood.
HOMEWOOD, IL — Two men have now been charged in a December 2023 shooting during an attempted carjacking in Homewood, police said Wednesday.
On Feb. 13, Quartez Dixon, 23, of Park Forest, was taken into custody and charged with attempted murder, armed robbery with a firearm, and unlawful vehicular invasion.
Dixon was the second charged. Police on Jan. 22 took into custody Deandre Adams, 20, of Harvey, charging him with attempted first degree murder and unlawful vehicular invasion.
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The arrests follow a police investigation after a 19-year-old man was shot during an attempted carjacking Dec. 17, 2023, police said.
Police and paramedics had been called that night to the 17900 block of Halsted Street for a report of a gunshot victim.
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