 |
|
|
• ABC 20 LOCAL NEWS
Woman charged with murder in hotel shooting
March 16, 2010 21:23 EDT
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (AP) -- Cook County authorities say an Elgin woman arrested in a prostitution raid last week in Schaumburg has now been charged with murder in a shooting at a hotel there.
The Cook County State's Attorney's office says 28-year-old Kristian Branch was charged Tuesday with one count apiece of first-degree murder, attempted first degree murder and attempted armed robbery.
Schaumburg police say Branch and 29-year-old Mario Charles of Rockford were reportedly trying to rob four people early Tuesday morning in a room in the Homestead Suites Hotel. They say Charles and one of the room's occupants, a 26-year-old St. Paul, Minn., man, traded fire and both were hit.
Police said Charles died, but the Minnesota man's injuries did not appear life-threatening.
Police say Branch was arrested last Thursday as part of a sting and charged with prostitution.
------
Information from: WGN-TV
• VIDEO LIST
 |
|
|
 |
|
|
• BUSINESS NEWS
Fed decision due today
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Debate is heating up within the Federal Reserve over how and when to signal that interest rates are eventually headed higher.
• CONSUMER INFO
[an error occurred while processing this directive]
[an error occurred while processing this directive]
• SCIENCE/TECH NEWS
IN THE NEWS: FCC UNVEILS HIGH-SPEED INTERNET ACCESS PLAN
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The federal government is out with its blueprint for how to expand the nation's access to high-speed Internet surfing.
• GET THIS
YOUTUBE PAYOFF
FAIRMONT, W.Va. (AP) -- You never know what you might find on YouTube -- from a dancing bird to a piano playing cat.
