Woman charged with fatal shooting in Englewood: policeSun-Times Wireon June 16, 2021 at 10:20 am

Cook County Public Defender Amy Campanelli said her staff only learned in January that the “secret hearings” were taking place, and was shocked when a reporter told her the practice dated back 10 years.
A 44-year-old woman has been charged with a fatal shooting June 14, 2021, in Englewood. | Adobe Stock Photo

Jacqueline Creekmore has been charged with first-degree murder.

A 44-year-old woman has been charged with a fatal shooting Monday in Englewood on the South Side.

Jacqueline Creekmore was charged with first-degree murder, according to Chicago police.

About 4:20 a.m. Monday, Kevin Neely was shot and crashed into a fence at Periwinkle Park in the 6500 block of South Perry Avenue, police said. Neely, shot five times, was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center and pronounced dead.

Before he died, the man said a woman he knew had shot him, police said.

Creekmore was arrested about 9:55 a.m. that day in the 7400 block of South Eggleston Avenue, after she was identified as the individual who allegedly fired the fatal shots, police said.

She is due in bond court Wednesday.

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