Judge’s Murder Investigation Making ‘Considerable Progress," Police Say – DNAinfo

The scene at 9443 S. Forest Ave., where Cook County Associate Judge Raymond Myles was fatally shot behind his home. View Full Caption

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ROSELAND Police have made "considerable progress" in the investigation of Cook County Associate Judge Raymond Myles' murder, a police spokesman said Tuesday evening.

The spokesman, Anthony Guglielmi, also said via Twitter that in edition to gathering evidence, "persons of interest" had been identified.

Detectives said Monday they were investigating the crime as a possible botched robbery of the 66-year-old judge and the 52-year-old woman just before 5 a.m. behind Myles' two-story brick home home in the 9400 block of south Forest Avenue.

Chicago Police Chief of Detectives Melissa Staples said Monday investigators were reviewing video from multiple cameras in the area, both public and private. The judge reportedly had a surveillance system watching his property.

Police said the woman left the house that borders an alley first and encountered the gunman. The two exchanged words, and then he shot her in the leg, police said. The judge heard gunfire and went out to investigate, where he also exchanged words with the man before the gunman shot him at least four times, police said. The slaying happened on a large cement parking pad between the judge's home and his garage.

The shooter ran away, police said, though it's possible he fled to a getaway car nearby.

The woman called 911, and officers found the two victims outside the house at 4:51 a.m.

Myles was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said. The woman was taken to Advocate in serious condition.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel called Myles "a distinguished public servant and pillar of the community" and said police were working to determine what led to his "senseless" killing. "Judge Raymond Myles was a well-respected and long-serving jurist, and we mourn his tragic loss."

The judge was a described as demanding but fair by court personnel.

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