I like how they accept the perp’s alibi as the unvarnished truth.
It couldn’t POSSIBLY be murder.
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Most local law enforcement in the know believe that the Chicago Heights police are Keystone cops.
“Sgt. Tom Rogers explained, in detail, what police believe happened in Fantasia’s upstairs bedroom in the first block of West 26th Street.
“What happened was, the victim just came back from school and went to visit her boyfriend [Fantasia],” Rogers said. “The boyfriend was on the bed allegedly trying to make and put together his gun that he had purchased. He was trying to be a gun guy, so to speak. As it was jamming on him he drew the slide back and it discharged. Unfortunately, his girlfriend was standing in the doorway, which was a couple of feet away, and it struck her in the abdomen area on the right side.”
Fantasia’s brother, John, then came upstairs and tried to administer CPR. After 911 was called, the police were told a different story than what had actually happened, Rogers added.
“The initial story was someone shot through the bedroom window, and that wasn’t the case,” Rogers said. “When we were able to get the boyfriend to the police station, his conscience just took over and he said, ‘I have to tell the truth about what truly happened.’”
Ryan Fantasia also initially hid the gun before the police arrived, which is partially what led to his charges, Rogers added.
“Because the gun was hidden in the back yard and he lied at first to us, he did get charged with felony obstructing,” Rogers explained. “There was no first-degree murder charge. The State’s Attorney’s office is ruling it as an accidental death.”
Why, then, of course, they couldn’t blame the gun!