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Man, teen charged in southwest Chicago shooting, fatal hit-and-run

CHICAGO (CBS) — A teenager is among two people accused of fatally hit a man with a car in the Gage Park neighborhood earlier this year. Another man was shot and killed in the same incident.

The Chicago Police Department's Area 1 Homicide Investigation Team arrested Mauricio Castro, 32, in the 100 block of Wolf Road in Hillside, and the boy, 17, in the 6200 block of South Francisco Boulevard on Wednesday.

Both were charged with multiple felonies, including first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder and murder with aggravated assault. Castro was additionally charged with aggravated battery with discharge of a firearm.

Police said the two men have been identified as the people who struck and killed a 45-year-old man with a car around 1:34 a.m. on March 30 in the 5600 block of South Artesian Avenue. Castro was also accused of shooting another 30-year-old man during the incident.

Both offenders were taken into custody and charged accordingly.

No further information was immediately available.

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