An 18-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Jesus Santiago Valois, killed in a shooting last month in the West Side Homan Square neighborhood.
Francisco Saldana | Chicago Police
Francisco Saldana faces first-degree murder charges for the Aug. 21 attack in the 3700 block of West Grenshaw, according to Chicago Police.
Officers responding to a call of a person shot about 12:05 a.m. in the 3700 block of West Grenshaw found the 24-year-old Valois on the porch of his home with a gunshot wound to the chest, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
He had been shot at a different location before walking back home to tell his family what happened, police said.
Valois, known as "Chacho," was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he died at 1:30 a.m., authorities said.
Jesus Santiago Valois | Facebook
Saldana, of the 5300 block of South Maplewood, was arrested Thursday and appeared in court Friday. A judge ordered him held on a $1 million bond, according to the Cook County sheriff’s office, and he is due in court again Oct. 12.
A GoFundMe page has been set up to help the family with funeral expenses.
--Chicago Sun-Times Wire