Feb. 06--A 23-year-old who prosecutors said fatally shot another man during a botched marijuana deal in a South Side gangway was ordered held Friday in lieu of $1.5 million bail.
Omar Dixon, 23, and another person had arranged to buy marijuana from Terrence Harris and his friend. Shortly after 5 p.m. Jan. 14, Harris met the two men in a gangway on the 8100 block of South Artesian Avenue, said Cook County Assistant State's Attorney Enrique Abraham.
Harris' friend waited in the front seat of a car while the deal went down. When Harris handed over the package of marijuana, Dixon pulled out a gun and said, "this is mine," according to Abraham. When Harris reached toward Dixon, he was shot in the chest.
Dixon fled the scene through an alley. Harris' friend drove around to find him. He then returned to the scene and spotted Dixon creeping out between two houses. Dixon yelled, "it wasn't me," before running off, according to court documents.
Harris, 24, of the 9200 block of South Elizabeth Street, was pronounced dead at 5:28 p.m. at the scene, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.
An autopsy later revealed Harris died of gunshot wounds to the neck, chest and right arm, according to the medical examiner.
The person Dixon was with during the drug deal later went to the police station and identified Dixon as the shooter. Harris' friend also identified Dixon through hair and clothing descriptions, Abraham said.
Investigators later received phone and text message records of Dixon and his friend setting up the marijuana deal before the fatal shooting. Those records also showed Dixon repeatedly calling his friend after the shooting, according to court documents.
Cellphone tower evidence revealed Dixon was in the area of the crime scene, Abraham said.
Dixon left Chicago after the shooting and traveled to Madison, Wis., where he was later found in a hotel room. He was extradited back to Chicago to face murder and robbery charges.
Prosecutors had asked for Dixon to be denied bail, but Cook County Judge Donald Panarese ordered Dixon held on $1.5 million bail at a hearing Friday afternoon.
