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LYNWOOD, Ill. — A 19-year-old was shot and killed while attempting a robbery in south suburban Lynwood.
Police said Diondre Crosby-Nelson, 19, met up with two others just before 7 p.m. Tuesday in the parking lot of the Lynwood Sport Center on Glenwood Dyer Road. The teenager had arranged to buy a Samsung Galaxy Note 8 from Johnathan Arroyo-Ortiz of Indiana.
According to police, during the transaction, Crosby-Nelson ran off with the phone without paying for it. Arroyo-Ortiz got out of his vehicle and chased Crosby-Nelson, shooting him in the buttocks, back and head.
The 19-year-old was transported to St. Margaret Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Arroyo-Ortiz is in custody and charges are pending. He was the one to call 911, but police said evidence does not indicate that he opened fire in self defense
A woman was in the car with Arroyo-Ortiz at the time of the shooting, and police say she is cooperating with the investigation.
WGN spoke with the family of Crosby-Nelson, and they said he was bipolar and dealt with mental health issues throughout life.
So, im curious, if you get robbed like this during a craigslist transaction, do you have no recourse other than standing there and watching the thief run away? if he ran and caught the guy and beat his ass then he doesnt get charged with a crime right?
Murder is completely justified under these circumstances. No jury would convict.