COOK COUNTY CRIMINAL COURTHOUSE — A second person charged with murder during a fight in a Dunning gas station in May was free on bond at the time in an earlier accusation that he dragged an 83-year-old to death in a hit-and-run, prosecutors say.
Rasheed Mujkovic, 23, has been charged with first degree murder in the May 28 killing of Damien Cionzynski. Mujkovic shot Cionzynski at a gas station in the 6300 block of West Montrose Avenue, Assistant Cook County State's Attorney Jullian Brevard said Wednesday at his bond hearing.
Mujkovic was denied bond.
According to prosecutors, Mujkovic and a friend Mulosmani Florin were at the gas station at 5:15 a.m. when Florin and Cionzynski began arguing with each other. Florin attempted to rob Cionzynski and another man but when they resisted, Florin began swinging at both of them, Brevard said. During the scuffle, Mujkovic pulled out a pistol and shot Cionzynski once in the head.
Cionzynski was pronounced dead at the scene, police said at the time.
The fight and the fatal shooting were caught on the gas station's security cameras, Brevard said.
At the time of the shooting, Mujkovic was out on bail on a reckless homicide charge, Brevard said. Mujkovic is accused of hitting 83-year-old Norman David Esho with is car and dragging the senior citizen to his death in August of 2013. He was also charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident.
In that case, Mujkovic, of the 5600 block of West Goodman Street in Jefferson Park, told police that he didn't stop his car because he had drugs in it, and he drove away because he thought no one witnessed the accident and therefore wouldn't get caught.
In the reckless homicide case, he posted 10 percent of his $150,000 bond and was released from custody in August 2013. If convicted in the Cionzynski murder, Mujkovic could also be charged with violating the condition of his bond, said Cook County Circuit Court Judge Peggy Chiampas.
Mujkovic was arrested Sunday and was identified by Cionzynski's friend as the trigger man, Brevard said.
Florin was arrested and charged in early June with first degree murder in the case. He has been held without bail and his trial is pending, Brevard said.
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