Leon was arrested on November 18, 2023, at approximately 10:05 p.m. in the 5600 block of W Washington Blvd.
Police say the victim – identified as Leontaye Taylor – was physically fighting with 33-year-old Leon Taylor inside a home in the 100 block of North Parkside at about 8:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Leon eventually pulled out a gun and shot Leontaye several times in the chest. The teen was pronounced dead at the scene.
A witness told responding officers that Leon fled the scene with the handgun before police arrived.
Around 10 p.m., Leon was taken into custody in the 5600 block of W. Washington Blvd.
No additional information is available.
Leon Taylor, 33 100 block of N Parkside Ave Chicago, Illinois
Charges: One (1) felony count-Murder – First Degree
Court: Detention Hearing-2600 S. California – November 21, 2023
Father in custody for allegedly killing his 16 year old son in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago
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Father in custody for allegedly killing his 16 year old son in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago ….
Report from ChitownCrimechasers-CCC (Chicago Hood News)
16-yr-old Leontaye Taylor a.k.a “Tay” has been identified by the Cook County M.E. as the teen shot to death out west last night
On Saturday night, Nov. 18th, 2023, around 8:34pm, Chicago Police responded to calls of a person shot on Washington & Parkside. When they arrived, they found Leontaye in his home with several Gsws to the chest. He was pronounced 0-1-1-0 (DOA) on scene
CPD says Leontaye was in his home, when he got into a physical altercation with his father. Thats when he pulled out a gun and shot his own son several times before he fled the house.
