A 15-year-old boy is accused of fatally shooting Octavia Redmond as she delivered mail in West Pullman on the Far South Side in July, Chicago police announced Tuesday.
The boy, whose name wasn’t released, was arrested Monday in the 800 block of Walford Road in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and was extradited to Chicago, authorities said.
He was charged as a juvenile with first degree murder, police said.
Octavia Redmond, 48, of Chicago, was in front of a residence in the 12100 block of South Harvard Avenue when the teen allegedly fired at her about 11:40 a.m. July 19, fire and police officials said. The teen then jumped in a vehicle and sped away westbound on 121st Street, police said.
Redmond suffered several gunshot wounds, including to her chest, and was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in critical condition, where she was later pronounced dead, police said.
No additional information was immediately available.