Man charged with shooting 17-year-old boy to death in Northwest Side street, police say

Friday, August 21, 2026 10:58AM CT
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A man has been charged with fatally shooting a teenage boy in a Northwest Side street back in March, Chicago police said.

Police said officers responded to a call about an unresponsive person lying in the street in the Montclare neighborhood's 6700-block of West Grand Avenue around 12:50 a.m. on March 27.



Responding officers found a 17-year-old boy, who had suffered multiple gunshot wounds to his body, police said.

The victim was transported to Loyola Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.



Police arrested Michael Cano, a 29-year-old Chicago man, on Wednesday. He is charged with first-degree murder, among other charges.

Authorities did not immediately provide further information about the shooting.

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