Man found guilty in 2019 shooting deaths of 2 teens outside south suburban mall: court docs

CALUMET CITY, Ill. (WLS) -- A man was found guilty of murder Monday in the drive-by shooting deaths of two teens outside a south suburban mall in 2019, according to court documents.

Dajon Lewis, who was 18 at the time of the crime, was found guilty of seven counts of murder after a jury trial, court documents show.

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Tyrell Wade, 17, and Christin Ross, 18, died after the October 2019 shooting.

Prosecutors said on Oct. 10, Wade, Ross and three other people saw Lewis at River Oaks Center Mall and confronted him about robbing Ross' sister.

Prosecutors said Wade and Ross were in the Macy's parking lot preparing to leave when Lewis was spotted with a gun.

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"As the victims and witnesses ran towards the mall, this defendant began firing his loaded 9mm firearm at the unarmed victims and witnesses," Cook County Assistant State's Attorney Annalee McGlone previously said.

Both Wade and Ross were shot and taken to hospitals. They both died two days after the shooting.

Christopher Ross, Christin's father, said the loss of his daughter, whom he called a "ray of sunshine," and a young man who sometimes helped him on his contracting jobs, is devastating.

"She was just trying to find her way and she was getting there," Ross said. "She was getting ready to start college and proceed with life, and now she can't do that."

Investigators said Lewis was arrested near Gary, Indiana during a traffic stop, and a 9mm weapon was recovered.

Lewis is next due in court Aug. 5.

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