The slaying of Tyshawn Lee was so heinous it stood out even among the hardened criminals at Cook County Jail. It was there — on tiers where accused armed robbers, killers and gang members await trial — that a 22-year-old gang member started bragging about how he had lured the innocent 9-year-old into an alley with a promise of treats and then looked him in the face before fatally shooting him, law enforcement sources told the Tribune. He'd written it all down in a rap song and had contemplated even more grisly plans such as torturing the child, according to prosecutors. The chilling details emerged Tuesday after authorities charged Dwright Boone-Doty, a reputed gunman for the...
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