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\nEx-PH2 sends us this update of the sad tale of a 14 year old losing his life in a botched auto theft \/ target of opportunity with his older relatives and friends. The cousins and crew are now up on felony murder charges, and baby-momma wants answers.<\/p>\n
This one will hurt, Claw.<\/p>\n
Tyiesha Annan sounded tired, but mostly angry, as she talked about her 14-year-old son and the questions she has for the homeowner in Lake County who shot and killed him, telling police he fired his gun to scare the boy and five other teens off his property.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy would you just come out shooting?\u201d Annan asked. \u201cTwo things are for certain. He shot him in the head. You knew what you were doing when you shot my baby in the head.\u201d<\/p>\n
Annan has spent the last few days making funeral arrangements and finding a burial plot for her son, Ja\u2019quan Swopes, who police say was with five other teens who drove onto the homeowner\u2019s remote property in a stolen car early Tuesday to commit a burglary.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was a lovable child. I only had two kids, he was my youngest,\u2019\u2019 Annan said. \u201cI\u2019m the type of mother. … I\u2019m overprotective. I don\u2019t let him go nowhere.”<\/p>\n
Lake County prosecutor defends murder charges against teens whose friend was killed during attempted car theft, saying teens \u2018ultimately\u2019 were responsible for the death \u00bb<\/p>\n
But about a week ago she allowed Ja\u2019quan to stay with his cousins near Washington Park on the South Side even though they have had run-ins with the law. \u201cMy nephews, they steal cars sometimes,\u201d she said. \u201cYes, they were wrong for being in a stolen car, but he was wrong for pulling the trigger.”<\/p>\n
Police say Ja\u2019quan, four cousins and a friend had traveled to Old Mill Creek near the Wisconsin border in a stolen black Lexus SUV. Around 1 a.m. Tuesday, a 75-year-old man went outside his home in the 17600 block of West Edwards Road after seeing some of the teens near his 2011 Audi.<\/p>\n
Ja’quan Swopes, 14, was shot and killed by a homeowner in Old Mill Creek, in Lake County near the Wisconsin border. Prosecutors allege that Swopes and five other teenagers intended to commit residential and vehicle burglaries.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I get the obvious racial overtones here, but do me a favor and keep the “dindu nuffin” and the like comments to yourselves.
\nThanks bunches.
\nAW1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"