Man charged with shooting at 16-year-old in South Austin neighborhood
Chicago police said Dawon Thompson was identified as the suspect who allegedly used a firearm to shoot at a 16-year-old boy on the same block on Nov. 18.
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Jeramie Bizzle is a web producer for CBS Chicago. Originally from the Austin community on Chicago's West Side, Jeramie got his start in journalism while working for the 5th Avenue Journal at Triton College. Later, he went on to become a freelancer for the Austin Weekly Newspaper and OakPark.com. He started as an intern at CBS 2 Chicago in 2017 and returned as a per diem turned full-time web producer in 2021.
Chicago police said Dawon Thompson was identified as the suspect who allegedly used a firearm to shoot at a 16-year-old boy on the same block on Nov. 18.
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