Melrose Park Man Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Fatal Shooting of 9-Year-Old
Javier Murillo received a sentence of more than 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder and aggravated discharge of a firearm in the 2023 death of Ulysses Campos.
2 reports on this incident · first at Aug 26, 2026, 2:16 p.m. ET
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Melrose Park Man Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Fatal Shooting of 9-Year-Old
Javier Murillo has been sentenced to more than 15 years in prison in connection with the fatal shooting of 9-year-old Ulysses Campos, according to abc7chicago.com. The sentencing was announced on August 26, 2026.
Murillo pleaded guilty to charges of second-degree murder and aggravated discharge of a firearm, as reported by abc7chicago.com. The government alleged that after an argument with Campos' father, Murillo returned and fired shots at a group, striking the young boy, who later died.
The sentencing concludes the legal proceedings in this case.
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