Man charged in woman's slaying on Obama speech day

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Press Trust of India
Last Updated : Feb 21 2013 | 2:55 PM IST
Chicago, Feb 21 (AP) Authorities have charged a suspect in the shooting of an 18-year-old Chicago woman killed the same day her sister sat on stage behind President Barack Obama and listened to him push for gun control legislation.
Twenty-one-year-old Jim McPherson faces charges of murder, armed violence, unlawful use of a weapon and possession of a controlled substance.
He remained in custody yesterday on a USD 3 million bond. He's to appear in court again next Tuesday.
Janay McFarlane was shot once in the head last Friday night in North Chicago. McFarlane, the mother of a 3-month-old boy, was in the Chicago suburb visiting friends and family.
Earlier that day, McFarlane's 14-year-old sister was just feet away from Obama at Chicago's Hyde Park Career Academy, where the president spoke about gun violence.
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First Published: Feb 21 2013 | 2:55 PM IST

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