A not-guilty verdict in the trial of Jasperin Melendez came for the Waukegan man who was 19 when he shot Fabian Cortez-Milan, 30, of Zion, to death four years ago.
“There has been a long-standing feud between the families in this case,” he said. “Fabian went to a party to confront the defendant, who was armed. The defendant shot and killed Fabian as Fabian was yelling at him.
“This terrible tragedy started in 2017, and this office has stood with Fabian’s family since that time,” Spagnolo said. “We must think strategically and act urgently to end gun violence.” [Most read] St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago: What time the Chicago River will be dyed Saturday, parade routes and moreDuring the trial, jurors heard how Cortez-Milan had gone to the party to confront Melendez, who had weeks before exchanged words with Cortez-Milan’s younger sister at another party.Melendez and Cortez-Milan had been arguing loudly prior to the fatal shooting outside the party. Jurors were shown phone video of the incident.
During the trial, Cortez-Milan’s attorney had argued that in the video, people could be heard telling Melendez to, “put your poles down,” because Cortez-Milan was not armed. Melendez’s attorney told the jury Cortez-Milan had been reaching toward his waistband when Melendez shot him, and that Melendez knew Cortez-Milan regularly carried a gun.
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