Jury selection begins Monday in trial of 2 accused of murdering US Rep. Danny Davis' grandson

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Monday, July 22, 2019
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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Jury selection starts Monday in the trial of a young man and young woman charged with murdering the grandson of Chicago Congressman Danny Davis.

Tariq Harris and Dijae Banks are charged with shooting 15-year-old Javon Wilson in 2016. Harris and Banks were teens at the time they were charged with first-degree murder and home invasion.

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Prosecutors said that the two teens were friends with the victim's brother. One of the teens loaned the victim's younger brother a pair of pants in exchange for shoes and didn't want to return the shoes until he got the pants back, prosecutors said.

The two teens entered the home and a fight ensued, resulting in Harris shooting Wilson in the neck, prosecutors said.