Man back in court on gun charge in death of pregnant woman in Portage Park
Robert Pasco has been charged with unlawful use of a weapon, but does not face murder charges in the death of Edith Castrejon.
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Robert Pasco has been charged with unlawful use of a weapon, but does not face murder charges in the death of Edith Castrejon.
The suspect was found dead from a gunshot wound after the hours-long standoff.
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She was taken to Illinois Masonic Hospital in critical condition and later died.
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According to court documents, Robert Pasco, 42, was sleeping with a gun under his pillow last week when his pregnant girlfriend — Edith Castrejon, 35 — reached over and grabbed it.
According to court documents, Robert Pasco, 42, was sleeping with a gun under his pillow last week when his pregnant girlfriend — Edith Castrejon, 35 — reached over and grabbed it. Pasco woke up and shot Castrejon in the chest, authorities said.
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