Brighton Park man charged in triple fatal shooting

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A 19-year-old man has been charged with killing three men in Brighton Park earlier this month.

Brighton Park resident Jesus Franco was charged with three counts of first-degree murder for fatally shooting a 19-year-old man and two 29-year-old men around 1:10 a.m. Nov. 4 in the 3100 block of West. 39th place, Chicago police said.

Officers found the three victims inside a red Dodge SUV and on the ground near the car, according to police.

One man inside the SUV was shot in the head and the other suffered multiple gunshot wounds throughout his body, police said.

The 19-year-old had been shot in the back of the head. They were all dead at the scene, police said.

Franco was arrested Friday in Austin and will appear in court for the first time on Sunday.

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