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A south suburban man was charged today in connection with the slaying of a University of Illinois at Chicago graduate student gunned down in front of his Dolton home.
Nelon Drake, 22, of the 15500 block of South Dobson Avenue in Dolton, appeared in court today and was charged with first-degree murder for the Nov. 29 death of Olubusayo Awomolo. Robbery appeared to be the motive for the shooting, said Cook County state’s attorney spokeswoman Sally Daly.
Drake’s bond was set at $2 million, Daly said.
"We are happy that they have at least caught the shooter," said Adeola Awomolo, Olubusayo’s stepmother. "We had trust they would do something, but it was not easy. We went the whole month of December and heard nothing."
Police linked Drake to the Awomolo murder as a result of a robbery investigation in Dolton last week, Daly said. Drake was charged with armed robbery after he allegedly threatened a woman with a gun and stole her purse Wednesday, Daly said.
Family members described Awomolo, a 21-year-old Nigerian immigrant, as a bookworm focused intently on finishing his master's degree in mechanical engineering. Awomolo likely had just returned home from classes at University of Illinois-Chicago when neighbors said he was approached in the driveway of his home in the 15500 block of Ingleside Avenue.
Witnesses said they heard gunshots, though no one called police. Awomolo’s older brother found Awomolo’s body in the driveway.
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