Alex D. Morris, 54, of Chicago, has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Andre Thomas.^[1] The charge was filed on 8 November.^[2] Morris is accused; he has not been convicted. The shooting Andre Thomas was shot several times on 31 October in Chicago Heights.^[3] He was found shot at about 9:25 p.m.^[4] He was shot at his office.^[5] The Sun-Times reported that he was shot to death in the office.^[6] The Cook County medical examiner ruled his death a homicide.^[7] Thomas was 57 and lived in Matteson.^[8] The victim Thomas worked as a violence interrupter.^[9] He was the chief executive of Integrity & Fidelity, a group that works to reduce gun violence.^[9] He founded the group in 2021.^[10] He was also its executive director.^[11] Thomas had said that investment in communities reduces gun violence.^[12] Chicago's 17th Ward alderman, David Moore, spoke publicly about the killing.^[13] Thomas's relatives declined to comment to the Sun-Times.^[14] Fox 32 described him as an anti-violence advocate.^[8] The arrest Police arrested Morris without incident on 6 November.^[15] The arrest was made near 95th Street and Perry Avenue in Chicago.^[16] That was six days after the shooting.^[3] Prosecutors approved the first-degree murder charge two days after the arrest.^[2] What comes next Morris was scheduled to appear in court in Markham on 10 November.^[17] The Chicago Sun-Times reported that the hearing at the Markham courthouse was a detention hearing.^[18] Police said the investigation remains open.^[19] Neither Fox 32 nor the Sun-Times reported a motive. The timeline in both reports is the same: the shooting on 31 October, the arrest on 6 November and the charge on 8 November.^[3][15][2]