Father of Murdered 9-Year-Old Chicago Boy Charged in Shooting of 3 People

© Scott Olson/Getty Images A tear runs down the face of Pierre Stokes, the father of 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee, during a candlelight vigil held outside his home in memory of his son in this file photo on Nov. 5, 2015 in Chicago.

The father of a 9-year-old Chicago boy who was shot and killed in November has been charged with shooting three people. 

The Chicago Tribune reports (http://trib.in/1SKL19U ) that 25-year-old Pierre Stokes was charged with three counts of aggravated battery with a firearm and one count of unlawful use of a weapon by a felon in connection.

Stokes is accused in a shooting that occurred Tuesday, the day authorities announced charges against 22-year-old Dwright Boone-Doty in the Nov. 2 killing of Stokes’ son, Tyshawn Lee.

The boy was one of 400 homicide victims in Chicago last year, but the fourth-grader’s death shocked the city because, according to police, he was killed because of his father’s gang affiliation.

Source: The AP