Crime & Safety
Chicago Restaurant Employee Accused Of Fatally Shooting 2 People Appears In Court
Emotions ran high with tears from the victims' families who said the men were targeted for appearing homeless.
October 30, 2024
CHICAGO (CBS) – The fast food worker accused of killing two customers inside a South Side restaurant where he worked earlier this month appeared in court on Tuesday.
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Emotions ran high with tears from the victims' families who said the men were targeted for appearing homeless.
Friends and family of the victims said they hoped for justice as they returned to the scene of the crime at the JJ Fish and Chicken in the Wrightwood neighborhood on the Southwest Side. They went there hours after facing Mehdi Medellel, 42, the man who was accused of what's been described as an "execution-style" double murder.
