Man charged with fatal Chicago Lawn shooting was on bond in gun case: ProsecutorsMatthew Hendricksonon August 12, 2021 at 10:43 pm

A gunman who shot and killed a 21-year-old man in Chicago Lawn was out on bond in a pending gun case when he pulled the trigger, Cook County prosecutors said Thursday.

Larry Hogan was recorded on surveillance video as he extended his arm and shot Gerald Kates multiple time just before 11 p.m. on Jan. 7 in the 6300 block of South Artesian Avenue, prosecutors said.

At the time, 20-year-old Hogan was out on a $1,000 bond for an aggravated unlawful use of a weapon case, prosecutors said.

Hogan’s face wasn’t visible on the video of the shooting, but detectives were able to follow his movements by looking at his clothes. They were able to track him 25 minutes before the shooting at a sandwich shop where he was recorded on video without a mask while he purchased food, prosecutors said.

Three of Kates’ family members who looked out their window after hearing the gunfire also identified Hogan as the shooter, prosecutors said.

An arrest warrant charging Hogan with murder was filed the following month, court records show.

Chicago police

When police attempted to take Hogan into custody Wednesday, he shoved an officer and tried to escape, according to an arrest report.

Hogan then allegedly tried to reach for gun inside a backpack he was carrying. One officer suffered a fractured hand while attempting to apprehend Hogan, the arrest report states.

A loaded Glock pistol was recovered from the backpack. That weapon was equipped with a switch that allowed the gun to fire automatically and an extended 50-round drum magazine, police said.

Hogan was charged with unlawful use of a weapon, aggravated battery to a police officer and resisting arrest.

Judge Arthur Wesley Willis ordered Hogan held on $250,000 bail on those charges but also ordered him held without bail for Kates’ murder.

Hogan is expected back in court on the murder charge Aug. 31.

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