Chicago man faces murder charge in Glenview motel shooting

A Chicago man was charged early Tuesday with murder in connection with a fatal shooting Sunday at a Glenview motel.

Glenview police said Melvin Trimble, 37, of the 1600 block of Saint Louis Avenue, was charged overnight with one count of first-degree murder after an investigation into the fatal shooting of Aliyaha Frierson, 27, also of Chicago.

Judge Anthony John Calabrese set bail at $500,000 Tuesday at the Skokie courthouse. Trimble would have to post $50,000 to be released pending trial. His next court date is March 21 in Skokie.

At 5:12 a.m. Sunday, Glenview police responded to a motel at 1535 Milwaukee Ave. Police found Frierson had sustained a gunshot wound. She was pronounced dead at the scene at 5:55 a.m.

Police took Trimble into custody without incident and recovered a firearm, authorities said.

Glenview police said they believe the shooting to be an isolated incident