Crime & Safety
71 Years For Man Convicted Of Killing 11-Year-Old Girl In Chicago In 2017
Antwan Jones was sentenced to 45 years in the murder of Takiya Holmes, and 26 years for the attempted murder of three of her family members.
February 7, 2024
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A man was sentenced to 71 years in prison Tuesday for the 2017 murder of an 11-year-old girl in the Parkway Gardens housing development.
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Antwan Jones was sentenced to 45 years in the murder of Takiya Holmes, and 26 years for the attempted murder of three of her family members who were present at the time. He was convicted of the charges in November.
Authorities said Jones lived in the Parkway Gardens development, was shooting at rival gang members on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017, over a beef about drug turf. He hit Takiya instead, while she was sitting in a van with her mom and other relatives near 65th Street and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.
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