Teen extradited from Indiana to face fatal shooting charges in Chicago

CHICAGO - A teenage boy was arrested in Indiana in connection with a fatal shooting last October in the Austin neighborhood.

The 17-year-old is accused of gunning down a 21-year-old Gem Newson-Brown around 6:25 p.m. on Oct. 2 in the 1500 block of North Leamington Avenue, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner's office.

Newson-Brown was transported to Loyola University Medical Center where he was later pronounced dead.

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The teen was arrested Monday in Crown Point, Indiana and extradited to Chicago where he was charged with first-degree murder and murder with strong probability of death.

He is due in court Tuesday.