2019 Chicago arson killings

On April 6, 2019, nine-year-old Kyle Alwood killed five family members after starting a fire in a mobile home in Goodfield, Illinois.[1][2] The nine-year-old boy was charged with the deaths on October 8.[3]

2019 Chicago arson killings
LocationGoodfield, Chicago, Central Illinois
DateApril 6, 2019
Attack type
Arson
Deaths5

Incident

At around 11:00 pm, a fire was reported in the central area of Peoria near the village of Goodfield, Illinois. Firefighters came a few minutes after the call. Five bodies, three children, all under three years old, Kathryn Murray, aged 69, and Jason Wall, aged 34, were all found dead from smoke inhalation.[4] Katrina Alwood, aged 27, and her son Kyle both survived the fire.[5]

Charges

Nine-year-old Kyle Alwood was taken into custody and charged with murder six months after the incident. The child was charged with 5 counts of murder, two counts of arson, and one count of aggravated arson. If convicted, Alwood could face five years of probation.[6][7]

References
  1. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kyle-alwood-murder-case-boy-accused-setting-deadly-fire-arraignment-court-today-2019-10-21/
  2. "9-year-old charged with murder in 5 Illinois fire deaths". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  3. Hauck, Grace. "'Extremely uncommon': 9-year-old charged with murder after 5 die in Illinois fire". USA TODAY. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  4. Gearty, Robert; News, Fox (October 9, 2019). "Child faces 5 murder charges for starting Illinois mobile home fire". New York Post. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  5. Staff, A. O. L. "9-year-old accused of causing mobile home fire that killed 5". AOL.com. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  6. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kyle-alwood-murder-case-boy-accused-setting-deadly-fire-arraignment-court-today-2019-10-21/
  7. "9-year-old charged with murder in 5 Illinois fire deaths". AP NEWS. October 9, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
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