A Chicago man has been charged in connection with the killing of a mother and two of her children at a Morgan Park home in April 2022, according to police.
Zavier Griffin, 21, faces three counts of first-degree murder along with several other charges, including one count of aggravated criminal sexual assault with a weapon and three counts of home invasion.
According to police, Griffin was arrested Friday morning in Pinckneyville, Illinois, which is more than 300 miles southwest of Chicago.
Griffin is accused of entering a home in the 11300 block of South Green Street between April 4 and April 5, 2022, where he shot and killed an 81-year-old woman, a 64-year-old woman and a 61-year-old man before fled the scene.
According to police, the matriarch of the family, identified as Arteria Riley, was found shot to death on the first floor of the home. Her son and daughter, Ruben and Thomas Riley, were found shot to death in the second floor bedrooms of the home.
Griffin is scheduled to appear in bond court on Saturday. There was no further information available.