Armonte Hooper | Chicago Police
A man was ordered held without bond Saturday for the fatal shooting of Courtney Taylor last week at a hotel near McCormick Place.Armonte Hooper, 23, was charged with one count of first-degree murder for the shooting that left the 25-year-old Taylor dead in the lobby of the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place at 2233 S. King Drive, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
About 2:20 a.m. Jan. 23, Taylor and Hooper were among several people fighting in the hotel lobby when Hooper pulled out a gun and shot Taylor in the head, authorities said.
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Taylor, of the 6800 block of South Paulina Avenue, was pronounced dead at the scene. An autopsy found he died of multiple gunshot wounds and his death was ruled a homicide.
Hooper, of the 400 block of West Marquette, was ordered held without bond Saturday, according to the Cook County sheriff’s office. He is next scheduled to appear in court on Monday.
--Chicago Sun-Times Wire