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Hobos Hit Man Gets 3 Life Sentences in Chicago Gang Case

Jurors found Paris Poe carried out the most chilling of multiple Hobos murders.

The convicted hit man of the notorious Hobos street gang was sentenced Friday to three concurrent life sentences in one of Chicago's biggest gang cases in years. 

Paris Poe went before a Chicago federal judge a day after Hobos leader Gregory "Bowlegs" Chester was sentenced to a 40-year prison term. 

Jurors found Poe carried out the most chilling of multiple Hobos murders. He fatally shot government witness Keith Daniels in 2013 as Daniels' small stepchildren screamed nearby. 

The 37-year-old Poe faced a mandatory life sentence on one count, for murder in aid of racketeering. Prosecutors also sought life on two other counts, and wanted the life sentences to run consecutively.

They say this will ensure Poe stays in prison, even on the off chance some count is tossed on appeal.

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