Chicago man charged in fatal shooting of violence interrupter Andre Thomas in Chicago Heights

Sun-Times File Photo SHARE COPY LINK Share CLOSE Twitter Facebook Bluesky Email Reddit Flipboard A Chicago man is behind bars Monday facing first-degree murder charges in the death of violence interrupter Andre Thomas, who was gunned down at his Chicago Heights office on Halloween. Alex D. Morris, 54, of Chicago, was arrested Friday without incident near 95th Street and Perry Avenue in Chicago, according to a statement from Chicago Heights police, and is expected to appear for a detention hearing Tuesday at the Markham Courthouse. The first week of investigations led to multiple persons of interest being identified, including Morris, according to the statement, which also noted information regarding those additional persons of interest as well as specifics of the investigation will not be released at this time. Thomas, CEO of Integrity & Fidelity,dedicated his life to reducing gun violence and building safer communities. He was celebrated by those who loved and worked with him during a balloon release last week. Thomas was found about 9:25 p.m. Oct. 31in his Chicago Heights office in the 400 block of West 14th Street, Chicago Heights police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said. Thomas, of south suburban Matteson, was shot multiple times, according to the medical examiner’s office, which ruled his death a homicide. Thomas founded Integrity & Fidelity in 2021 to educate communities in the south suburbs and Chicago about alternative conflict-resolution strategies, intervene in street conflicts by building relationships and responding in real time, and to connect residents with support services, according to the organization’s website. SHARE COPY LINK Share CLOSE Twitter Facebook Bluesky Email Reddit Flipboard Sun-Times Wire Chicago Public Media Next Up In Crime Mayor Johnson upends gunshot-detection pilot after voters resoundingly back the technology Woman sexually assaulted, robbed by gunman in Auburn Gresham home: police Man charged in fatal shooting during family argument in Greater Grand Crossing 17-year-old boy charged in 19 burglaries on South, North sides Man found fatally shot in South Deering identified Gunman commandeered CTA bus with passengers through Southwest Side, prosecutors say