2 Men Charged In Fatal Shooting Of Nykea Aldridge, Dwyane Wade's Cousin
By Rachel Cromidas in News on Aug 28, 2016 4:07PM
Darwin Sorrells Jr. and Derren Sorrells, CPD handout.
The Chicago Police Department has charged two men in the fatal shooting of Nykea Aldridge, the department announced Sunday.
Aldridge, the 32-year-old cousin of Chicago Bulls star player Dwyane Wade, had been pushing her baby in a stroller in the 6300 block of South Calumet Avenue Friday afternoon when she was fatally shot by a bullet fired at a man who walked by her.
Brothers Darwin Sorrells Jr., 26, of the 7500 block of South Wentworth Avenue, and Derren Sorrells, 22, of the 6000 block of South Indiana Avenue, were each charged with first degree murder and attempted first degree murder. Dawin Sorrells Jr. was also charged with one misdemeanor count of criminal trespassing, according to a statement released by CPD Sunday morning.
Police department spokesman Anthony Guglielmi tweeted that Derren Sorrells is a "documented member of the Gangster Disciples and currently on parole. Darwin Sorells is also on parole on gun charges, Guglielmi said, after being sentenced to six years in January of 2013 and let out of prison early. Police told the Sun-Times the men were involved in some kind of altercation with a third man that didn't involve Aldridge, who happened to be walking by with her baby.
There is a Sunday afternoon vigil planned for Aldridge at 1 p.m. at the Willie Mae Morris Empowerment Center, according to ABC7.
Aldridge's shooting has caught national attention. Dwyane Wade Tweeted about it Friday night, and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump used the news as an excuse to discuss how he would attract voters.