By LUKE WILUSZ
Chicago Sun-Times Wire
Christopher Garza | Chicago Police
A South Side man has been charged with the fatal shooting of Israel C. Pena of Rockford in the Bridgeport neighborhood in January.Christopher Garza, 20, was identified as the man who shot Pena on Jan. 29, according to a statement from Chicago Police. Garza, of the 4500 block of South Wood, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder.
He was also charged with a felony count of aggravated battery to a police officer after police said he head-butted a detective while being questioned about an unrelated incident.
Officers found the 20-year-old Pena unresponsive on the ground with a gunshot wound to the chest in the 1200 block of West 32nd Street about 3:10 a.m. on Jan. 29, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
Pena, who lived in the 800 block of Montague Street in Rockford, was dead at the scene, authorities said.
Garza was expected to appear in bond court Friday, police said.