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Cook County Jail inmate charged in 2020 fatal shootings

By Nic Flosi
Updated  February 26, 2025 10:53am CST
Crime and Public Safety
FOX 32 Chicago

The Brief

    • Antonio Reyes, 21, was charged with five counts of first-degree murder and four counts of attempted first-degree murder.
    • Reyes was already being held at Cook County Jail when he was arrested Tuesday morning.
    • He is accused of fatally shooting five victims in separate incidents in 2020.

CHICAGO - A Chicago man already behind bars is now facing multiple murder charges for a series of fatal shootings.

Chicago police will hold a news conference Wednesday morning to share more details about the shootings.

You can watch the news conference live in the media player at the top of this article.

What we know:

Antonio Reyes, 21, was arrested at Cook County Jail on Tuesday morning around 8:40 a.m.

Authorities say he is responsible for five separate fatal shootings in 2020, as well as four additional attempted murders.

Reyes was formally charged with five counts of first-degree murder and four counts of attempted first-degree murder. A judge denied him bond.

Antonio Reyes

What we don't know:

The circumstances of the shootings, or how investigators linked Reyes to the crimes, are unclear.

It’s also not known if he was already in custody for related charges or a different case. He was booked into the jail on Oct. 27, 2021.

What's next:

Chicago police will hold a news conference at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday to provide more details on the charges. 

Reyes is scheduled to appear in court again on March 25.

The Source: The information in this article was provided by the Chicago Police Department and obtained from the Cook County Sheriff's Office website.

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