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Murder charge filed against man accused of fatally shooting girlfriend in Palatine

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PALATINE, Ill. — A felony murder charge has been handed down to a man accused of fatally shooting his girlfriend in the northwest suburbs late last year. Police said 43-year-old Sergio Velasquez Fuentes, a Palatine resident, has been charged with one felony count of first-degree murder. Police officers said the charge stems from Velasquez Fuentes's alleged role in the fatal shooting of his girlfriend in November of 2024. According to police, on …

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Chicago Tribune

Palatine man charged in girlfriend’s fatal shooting

A Cook County judge this week ordered a northwest suburban man detained in custody after prosecutors accused him of killing his girlfriend in late November. Sergio Velasquez-Fuentes, of Palatine, faces one count of first-degree murder for the death of his girlfriend, Fatima Lizeth Escalante Matamoros. Velasquez-Fuentes, 43, allegedly shot Matamoros, 42, in the head on the threshold of his home as she called a taxi to go home the night of Nov. 29…

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Palatine man charged with fatally shooting girlfriend

A man has been charged in the shooting death of his girlfriend in suburban Palatine. On Nov. 29, officers responded to a well-being check in the 1700 block of North Hicks Road and found 42-year-old Fatima Lizeth Escalante Matamoros with a gunshot wound to the head about 11:30 p.m., the Palatine Police Department said. Escalante Matamoros was taken to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead, police said.Immediately after the shooting, of…

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WGN 9

Murder charge filed against man accused of fatally shooting girlfriend in Palatine

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abc 7 Chicago

Palatine man charged in girlfriend's shooting death, police say

Sergio E. Velasquez Fuentes has been charged in the Palatine shooting death of his girlfriend, Fatima Lizeth Escalante Matamoros, police said.

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WFLD

Cook County murder: Boyfriend charged in fatal shooting of girlfriend

A 42-year-old man was charged with murder more than a month after allegedly shooting and killing his girlfriend in Palatine.

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Cardinal News

Murder Suspect Charged, Detained After Female Shooting Victim Discovered at House on Hicks Rd, Palatine

Palatine Police Department responded about 11:26 p.m. Friday, November 29, 2024 to a request for a well-being check in the block of 1700 North Hicks Road in Palatine. Upon arrival, police officers located 42-year-old Fatima Lizeth Escalante Matamoros with a single gunshot wound to the head. The Pala

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