Chicago Man Charged in Fatal Greater Grand Crossing Shooting

A 59-year-old man has been charged in the fatal shooting of Mark Hurn, 54, in Chicago’s Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood. Police say Jeffrey Coleman shot Hurn on September 27 in the 500 block of East 76th Street. Hurn was struck in the chest, abdomen and legs.

Police said the shooting came after a domestic dispute. A person who witnessed the incident informed officers that the disagreement involved Coleman and his responsibility for his mother’s care. Hurn was dating Coleman’s sister.

Coleman was arrested in Greater Grand Crossing on November 6 after an investigation. He faces charges including first-degree murder, murder involving a substantial likelihood of someone being killed or hurt, and illegally possessing a firearm as a repeat felony offender.

Coleman was scheduled to appear in court on November 8 at the George Leighton Criminal Courthouse.