A man accused of shooting his ex-girlfriend and her mother in Romeoville earlier this year has been found guilty.
Erick M. Maya, 23, of 5600 Park Avenue, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder and one count of aggravated battery in connection with the Feb. 13 shooting of 15-year-old Briana Valle and her mother, Alicia Guerrero.
Valle and Guerrero were sitting in their vehicle on the 300 block of Emery Avenue that morning, about to leave for school, when prosecutors said Maya walked up and fired shots. Valle was shot in the head and died two days later. Guerrero, 33, survived after taking a bullet to the neck.
Police said Maya and Valle, a Romeoville High School student, had dated in the past but were not romantically involved at the time of the shooting.
During the trial, Guerrero testified that she tried to keep her daughter away from Maya, even making contact with authorities to seek orders of protection. To better protect her family, Guerrero said she moved from Chicago's Little Village neighborhood to Romeoville, the Chicago Tribune reported.
Maya, initially charged with attempted murder, was ordered held without bond.
