Chicago man charged with murdering teen during robbery on South Side last year

CHICAGO - A Chicago man has been charged with murdering a teenager during a robbery last fall.

Deandre Norels, Jr., 20, is charged with one count of using a firearm to cause a murder, one count of using a firearm during a crime of violence, one count of conspiracy to commit robbery and one count of robbery.

According to prosecutors, Norels and a co-conspirator allegedly murdered William McGee on Nov. 11, 2021 while carrying out a planned robbery of him in the 900 block of East 98th Street.

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Norels has pleaded not guilty, and is currently detained in federal custody while awaiting trial.

The charges are punishable by a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in federal prison.