Chicago woman charged with beating 87-year-old to death at senior living apartment building
Shearley Gaines, 69
CHICAGO - A Chicago woman has been charged with beating an 87-year-old woman to death at a senior living apartment building on the South Side.
Shearly Gaines, 69, faces one felony count of first-degree murder.
Mae Brown was found unresponsive in a wheelchair at the Lincoln Perry senior homes in the 3200 block of South Prairie Avenue about 3:40 p.m. on Oct. 15 after someone told police that they couldn’t get hold of her, police said.
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An autopsy determined Brown suffered injuries from an assault, and her death was ruled a homicide, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
Gaines was arrested Wednesday, and charged with Brown's death.
No additional information was released by police.
The Sun-Times Meida Wire contributed to this report.