Man accused of gunning down 74yearold man in Auburn Gresham
May 25, 2026
A man has been charged in the fatal shooting of a 74-year-old man in Auburn Gresham Friday, according to ChicagoElijah Winsley, 20, faces a charge of murder, police said. He was arrested hours after the shooting took place about a mile away from the scene.A motive was not given for the shooting atta
ck that unfolded as 74-year-old Fred Winsley was inside a residence in the 8100 block of South Laflin Street — the same block where Elijah Winsley lives — about 1:30 p.m. Friday, Chicago police said. The younger Winsley allegedly shot the elder Winslely twice and he was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. Winsley is due in court Monday.
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