Chicago teen went on serial killing spree of 6 people in city’s south side in 2020, police say

A 21-year-old man was charged in six murders throughout 2020, when he was only 17, as prosecutors allege he went on a serial killing spree through the Chicago’s southwest side.

Antonio Reyes pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree murder and another four charges of attempted murder on Tuesday, all of the cases stemming from the same year. Reyes was already in custody on a sixth murder case from 2020, prosecutors said.

Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke accused Reyes perpetrating a string of shootings that year, when he was only 17-years-old.

“It’s sad,” Burke said at a Wednesday press conference. “It’s sad to think about a 17-year-old committing serial murders over the course of nine months.”

Reyes was first arrested in December 2020 in connection to the murder of Luis Davalos, according to NBC Chicago. The murder occurred in June 2020, when Davalos was found with a gunshot wound to the head, the Chicago-Sun Times reported at the time.

Court records for that case were not immediately available but it appears that case remains open. NBC News was not able to immediately reach the Cook County Circuit Court Clerk for more information.

While Reyes was in jail awaiting trial for the Davalos murder case, he allegedly shanked a fellow inmate and those charges are pending, prosecutors said.

The new charges today include the alleged murders of a 31-year-old man in March 2020; a 21-year-old man in April 2020; 16-year-old boy in May 2020; a 20-year-old man in November 2020; and another 31-year-old man in November 2020.

Three of the attempted murder charges stem from the November 8, 2020, incident where the 31-year-old man was killed. The man, who was not identified, was with his three children at the time he was killed, prosecutors said.

“These children were in a vehicle with the adult victim who was killed in a barrage of bullets,” Burke said.

Reyes is currently being held in custody without bail, prosecutors said. Attorney information for Reyes was not immediately available.