CHICAGO — Police have a suspect in custody in the January murder of a Chicago Lawn teen who dreamed of becoming a veterinarian, and charges are pending, according to a source familiar with the investigation.
Kevin Baker, 19, was gunned down in Chicago Lawn while walking with his cousin. He died two days after he was shot.
Baker was in his first year at Harold Washington College student. He was known as "college boy" around the neighborhood, and wanted to work with animals, his family said.
About 4:15 p.m. on Jan. 16, Baker and his cousin were in the 6200 block of South Campbell Avenue, about a block from Baker's home, when two men with guns hopped out of a dark-colored van on the block, police said.
The two gunmen demanded cellphones from Baker and his cousin. The two handed over their phones and began walking away when one of the gunmen asked Baker if he was affiliated with a gang.
"The gangbanger said, 'What do you ride with?'" said Arlene Allen, Baker's cousin.
Allen said Baker began to turn and answered "huh?" Before Baker could say anything else, the gunman shot the teen in the back of his head.
CONTRIBUTING: Quinn Ford, Erica Demarest
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