A 22-year-old South Aspect man with a historical past of gun convictions is now charged with murdering his girlfriend in entrance of a number of witnesses whereas on felony pretrial launch.
Xavier Tousant is the 14th individual accused of killing or attempting to kill somebody in Chicago this 12 months whereas awaiting trial for one more felony.
Assistant State’s Legal professional Mike Pekara stated Tousant and Dean had been courting for about three months however had been having a disagreement. Round 9:40 p.m. on June 27, Dean drove to Tousant’s condo constructing within the 5400 block of South Prairie with a pal, planning to mace him.
Dean known as Tousant a number of instances, warning that she would harm his property if he didn’t come outdoors. When he lastly did, he was armed with a 9mm “Uzi-style” handgun with an prolonged journal, Pekara stated.
Standing throughout the road, Dean’s companion allegedly noticed Dean put her palms up defensively earlier than Tousant swung the gun towards her head and fired. Different bystanders, together with three youngsters aged 13 to fifteen, additionally noticed components of the assault. One in every of them instructed police that Tousant pistol-whipped Dean twice earlier than stepping again and capturing her.
Dean’s companion checked on her, then ran away when Tousant re-emerged from his residence, Pekara stated. As CWBChicago reported in June, the companion known as 911 to report the capturing, however responding officers didn’t discover Dean’s physique once they searched the 5300 block of South Indiana, the situation initially given.
About quarter-hour later, a second 911 caller reported discovering Dean unresponsive within the 5400 block of South Prairie, a stretch that had been monitored by ShotSpotter till the mayor shut down the system one 12 months earlier. Officers discovered Dean’s physique in a vacant lot with a mace canister beside her and a shell casing mendacity about 10 ft away. Pekara stated the bullet appeared to go by means of Dean’s palm, as if she had her hand prolonged defensively, after which struck her head.
Neighbors reported seeing Tousant carrying black rubbish luggage to a close-by trash can earlier than leaving in a white Jeep Cherokee. Police recovered an prolonged journal in a single can and the homicide weapon in one other, Pekara stated. Investigators rapidly tied the firearm to Tousant: the shell casing on the homicide scene matched the gun, and his fingerprint was lifted from the weapon, in accordance with Pekara.
Detectives additionally found a Fb video Tousant posted 9 days earlier displaying him holding the identical firearm and the identical prolonged journal.
Courtroom data present Tousant has three prior felony gun convictions from 2020, 2021, and 2022. He additionally has pending circumstances for narcotics and resisting police, each from October 2024, Pekara stated.
Choose Luciano Panici Jr. ordered Tousant detained on a cost of first-degree homicide.
The “not horrible” sequence
This report continues our protection of people accused of killing, capturing, or attempting to kill or shoot others on pretrial launch for a felony allegation. CWBChicago started our sequence of studies in November 2019 after Cook dinner County Chief Choose Timothy Evans publicly acknowledged, “We haven’t had any horrible incidents happen” beneath the courtroom’s bond reform initiative.
The precise variety of murders and shootings dedicated by folks awaiting trial for felony allegations is undoubtedly a lot increased than the numbers seen right here. Since 2017, CPD has introduced fees in lower than 5% of non-fatal shootings and 33% of murders, in accordance with the town’s information. You possibly can see the entire “not horrible” tales right here.
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