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Man charged with fatally shooting boy in southwest Illinois

Posted January 15, 2016 6:00 am

The Associated Press

ALTON, Ill. (AP) - A man has been charged with fatally shooting a fifth-grader while the boy was waiting for a ride to basketball practice in southwestern Illinois.

Eighteen-year-old Ta'Mon F. Ford was charged Thursday with first-degree murder in the shooting death of 11-year-old Romell Jones. He's being held without bond in the Madison County Jail in Edwardsville.

Ford is accused of firing a fatal shot at Romell from a vehicle with five other occupants Monday outside a housing complex in Alton. It wasn't immediately clear whether Ford has an attorney who can comment on his behalf.

Investigators say the shooting was the result of a dispute over social media that didn't involve the boy.

No one else has been charged, but an investigation into the shooting is ongoing.

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