A Chicago man was charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a man during an argument at a gas station on the city’s South Side, authorities said Thursday.
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A 41-year-old Chicago man has been charged with first-degree murder after a fatal shooting at a gas station on the city’s South Side.
Police say Jonathan Robinson shot a 40-year-old man multiple times following an argument early Wednesday morning before fleeing the scene.
Robinson was later arrested and also faces a felony drug charge.
Jonathan Robinson, 41, faces one felony count of first-degree murder and one felony count of manufacturing and delivering more than 30 grams of marijuana.
Police said a 40-year-old man became engaged in a verbal altercation with Robinson around 1:15 a.m. Wednesday at a gas station in the 7400 block of South Stony Island Avenue.
After the altercation escalated and became physical, police say Robinson took out a gun and fired shots, hitting the victim several times in the body before fleeing in a white vehicle. The victim was treated by the Chicago Fire Department but was pronounced dead at the scene.
Robinson was arrested several hours later in the 7200 block of South Cornell Avenue after being identitifed as the offender in the fatal shooting.