CHICAGO (WLS) -- A man has been charged with first-degree murder after allegedly shooting a 17-year-old old girl in March, Chicago police said.
The March 1 shooting happened in the Bronzeville neighborhood's 4500 block of South Drexel Boulevard.
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Steven Goodman, 37, is accused of shooting then-17-year-old Deshawnay Yoakum. She died after turning 18 and spending days in the hospital.
Yoakum was a senior at Englewood High School and was getting ready for her upcoming prom and graduation.
Yoakum's mother spoke with ABC7 after the shooting happened, pleading for answers.
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Yoakum's mother said she was involved in her community and performed for the past six years in the Bud Billiken Parade.
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