Man Arrested in Connection with Deadly West Side Fire

Murder, arson charges filed against man, 23, in fatal Austin fire

Lontray Clark, 23, is accused of intentionally starting a fire June 26 at an apartment building at 5222 W. North Ave., killing four people, including a 5-year-old boy and a pregnant woman, and injuring at least three others. Twenty-eight people were left homeless. Clark was arrested in Springfield.

NW Side man charged with murder, arson in Austin fire that killed 4

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Chicago Police Arrest Man Accused Of Starting Austin Blaze That Killed 4 People

AUSTIN — Police announced Friday that they arrested a 23-year-old East Garfield Park man who they say intentionally caused last month’s fire in Austin that killed four people. According to a news release Friday evening, the Chicago Police Department’s Area Five Homicide Investigation Support team arrested Lontray Clark, 23, on Wednesday in Springfield, Ill. Police said that Clark was responsible for the fire that killed four people ranging in ag…

Man arrested in connection with deadly West Side fire

CHICAGO (WGN) - A man has been arrested and charged in connection with a West Side fire that left four people dead, including a young child. The fire originally happened at around 2 a.m. Thursday, June 26 at an apartment building located in the 5200 block of West North Avenue in Austin. Three of the victims rescued, a 5-year-old boy, a 32-year-old pregnant woman and a 76-year-old man, later died. Three others, two adults and a 4-year-old boy wer…

Suspect charged with first-degree murder in fatal Austin apartment fire

A suspect was arrested for first-degree murder in connection with an apartment building fire that left four people dead in Chicago's Austin neighborhood late...