Chicago man faces murder charges for shooting death of 7-year-old Jaslyn Adams at McDonald's drive-thru



A Chicago man faces murder charges in connection with the death of 7-year-old Jaslyn Adams, who was shot and killed while in a vehicle with her father at a McDonald's drive-thru just after 4 p.m. on April 18.

Jaslyn was with her father, Jontae Adams, at the drive-thru lane of a McDonald's in the West Side of Chicago. The first-grader was shot six times and died of her gunshot wounds. The father was shot in the abdomen and survived the deadly shooting in the Homan Square neighborhood, a western suburb of Chicago.

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Marion Lewis faces 18 felony charges, including first-degree murder, attempted murder, aggravated vehicular hijacking, and aggravated discharge of a firearm. Some of the charges are from a police chase on Thursday where Lewis crashed his car and then attempted to carjack another vehicle with a family inside. Illinois State Police said Lewis fired gunshots at police before Chicago Police Department officers returned fire and struck him in the arm.

Lewis was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries before being taken into custody. Lewis is expected to be in court on Sunday.

CPD said they recovered two guns from that scene, including an AK-47, WLS-TV reported. "Both those weapons that were on his person that were recovered, they did test positive to the murder weapons used at the scene to kill Jaslyn," CPD Chief of Detectives Brendan Deenihan said.

Police believe the shooting at the McDonald's that killed the young girl was gang-related, and the investigation is ongoing.

"We are saying at this point in the investigation that he was involved in the murder of Jaslyn Adams," Chicago police Supt. David Brown said of Lewis.

Law enforcement is still searching for other suspects in the case, but did not say how many suspects there are.

"We're limited in what we can say because we have other offenders to bring in on this horrific crime, but I will say the hard work of Area Four detectives and collaboration not only with suburban department officers as well as our district officers and a lot of technology has got us to this point," Brown told reporters. "But we're not done."

"You can run but you can't hide," Brown said. "We are going to bring you to justice for this crime. The Adams family deserves nothing less."

Adams' grandmother Lawanda McMullen said the family was "ecstatic" that Lewis was arrested, but called for anyone involved with the shooting death of the 7-year-old girl to "just turn yourself in."

"You know a 7-year-old girl she had nothing to do with that at all," McCullen said. "You know if you have any heart, you know if you have a child — just think about your family."

"We're overwhelmed, happy with some relief, but not a lot because they don't have all the suspects in custody," McMullen said of the arrest of Lewis.

McMullen described her young granddaughter, "I rarely ever seen her sad. Bubbly is the right word, very bubbly."

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There was a vigil for Jaslyn Adams at the McDonald's last week, which was attended by local police.

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— Megan Hickey (@Megan Hickey)1618867429.0


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There were 16 people shot in Chicago this weekend, two of which were killed. Last weekend, 27 people were shot, three fatally in the city.

As of April 19, there have been 904 people shot in Chicago, which is 214 more than last year, according to the Chicago Tribune. At least three children have been fatally shot in Chicago this year.

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7-year-old girl killed in drive-by shooting while at a McDonald’s drive-through



A 7-year-old girl is dead after a hail of gunfire struck her father's vehicle while the two were at a Chicago-area McDonald's drive-through anticipating a meal together.

What are the details?

Authorities say that the child, Jaslyn Adams, and her 29-year-old father, Jontae Adams, had just pulled up to the drive-through when two people exited a nearby vehicle and sprayed the car with bullets. Jaslyn and her father — who were both struck by the bullets — were rushed to a nearby hospital.

Jontae survived, but his young daughter — who was struck "multiple times" according to reports — did not.

WBBM-TV reports that roughly 30 shell casings were found near the vehicle.

At the time of this reporting, no suspects have been publicly identified.

Jaslyn's aunt, Tawny McMullen, told WBBM that the family remembers the child as being "sweet and outgoing."

"Really lovable," she added. "Y'all, please put the guns down. Our kids want to play. My kids can't even go out the door because of this violence. Please put the guns down."

In a statement on the shooting, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) said, "I am heartbroken and angered that a 7-year-old child was killed this afternoon on Chicago's West Side. This unthinkable act of violence has no place here. The epidemic of gun violence cutting our children's lives short cannot go on."

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— Mayor Lori Lightfoot (@Mayor Lori Lightfoot)1618799656.0

What else?

The Chicago Sun-Times reported that the shooting was believed to be gang-related. Less than three hours later, two people were shot at a Popeyes in Humboldt Park. Two people — a man and a woman — were injured in the second shooting and were taken to a nearby hospital in serious and critical conditions. Investigators believe that the Popeyes shooting is connected to the McDonald's shooting that took place earlier that day.