Former Evanston Resident Charged in Saturday's Homicide

Police have charged a 22-year-old former Evanston resident in the shooting death of Floyd Gibert, 30, last Saturday. 

Dominic Connerly, of the 2000 block of Jethro Avenue in Zion, is charged with first-degree murder, according to a press release from Evanston Police Cmdr. Jason Parrott.

Gibert, who lived in the 2000 block of Ashland Avenue, was shot and killed in the 2000 block of Darrow Avenue around 6:20 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, according to police.

"The shooting is believed to have occurred from an ongoing dispute between two rival groups that was fueled by some social media postings prior to the shooting last Saturday," Parrott said in the release.

Connerly was out on parole for a theft charge at the time of the shooting, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections. He was expected to appear in bond court on the murder charge on Friday morning.