Dolton man charged in 2021 North Center fatal hit-and-run, Chicago police say

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023
Dolton man charged in 2021 deadly NW Side crash
Chicago police make an arrest in a deadly crash that happened more than a year ago.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A man has been charged in a fatal hit-and-run following a shooting on the Northwest Side in October 2021, Chicago police said.

Police said Wednesday Ollonzo Wilson, 38 of Dolton has been charged with murder, aggravated discharge of a firearm and failure to report an accident/death.

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Police said Wilson was arrested Monday after he was identified as a suspect in a hit-and-run crash that killed 37-year-old Janelle Gardiner on October 3 in the North Center neighborhood. A 27-year-old man was also injured, police said.

Gardiner was in a Nissan Rogue that police said was struck by a Toyota Camry that had been speeding westbound on Irving Park Road from Damen Avenue as shots were fired, according to police.

Wilson is scheduled to appear in bond court Wednesday.