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Homewood man charged in beating death on Far South Side

CHICAGO (WGN) — A south suburban man is accused in the death of a 76-year-old man found severely beaten at a Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) bus shelter on the city’s Far South Side in September.

Malcom Wilson, 32, of Homewood faces one felony count of first-degree murder and murder with a strong probability of death following the events of Sept. 8 at 95th and Halsted. Police say it was there that officers responded to a report of a man who had been found in the area with apparent head trauma.

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The 76-year-old was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

Police say they believed someone pushed the victim to the ground and battered him before fleeing the scene.

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Cook County prosecutors also charged Wilson with two felony counts of vehicular hijacking and one felony count of possession of a stolen vehicle.

CPD provided no booking photo of Wilson.

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