Man who admitted to buying gun used in deadly Homan Square shooting of Jaslyn Adams gets probation

7-year-old shot to death in drive-thru of Roosevelt, Kedzie McDonald's in 2021
Thursday, July 27, 2023
CHICAGO (WLS) -- The man who admitted to buying the gun used to kill 7-year-old Jaslyn Adams in a McDonald's drive-thru will not serve any jail time.

A federal judge in Indianapolis sentenced Eric Keys Jr. to two years of probation earlier this month, court records show.
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Eric Keys was charged in federal court in Indianapolis with making a false statement during the purchase of a firearm and making a false statement about information required to be kept by a licensed firearms dealer.

Adams was killed, and her father was wounded, in the shooting at the McDonald's at Roosevelt Road and Kedzie Avenue in April of 2021.

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Three men have been charged in Cook County in connection with Adams' murder, Devontay Anderson, Demond Goudy and Marion Lewis.

Sun-Times Media contributed to this report.

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