Trial to get underway Tuesday for men accused of murdering 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee

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Sunday, September 15, 2019
Trial to get underway Tuesday for 2 men accused of murdering 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee
Opening statements are scheduled to begin Tuesday for two men accused of killing 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee four years ago.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Opening statements are scheduled to begin Tuesday for two men accused of killing 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee four years ago.

Dwright Boone-Doty and Corey Morgan are accused of luring the boy into an alley near his home in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood and shooting him several times.

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Police believe Tyshawn was targeted because his father was a member of a rival gang suspected in another shooting.

The accused getaway driver pleaded guilty earlier this month in exchange for a 25-year sentence.

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In August, Morgan's brother, Anthony, was sentenced for buying the gun used to kill Tyshawn.

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