Chicago teen Davion Pryor shot and killed his mother Tatanisha Jackson in front of his father and brother at a South Shore home, prosecutors say

CHICAGO (WLS) — A teenager is now charged with murdering his mother in the family’s South Shore home.

Chicago police said 17-year-old Davion Pryor shot Tatanisha Jackson, 43, Thursday afternoon in the 6800 block of South Cornell Avenue as their family members watched.

The teenager has now been charged as an adult with first-degree murder in connection with the killing.

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Wearing an orange juvenile detention shirt and jeans, Pryor appeared in court Saturday, where new details were revealed in the murder case.

Pryor is accused of pulling out a gun and shooting his mother four times in the head in front of the teen’s father and 7-year-old brother, whom they had just picked up from school.

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At the hearing, authorities said that before the family arrived home, the teen called his mother to tell her about someone drinking alcohol on the back porch.

The teen’s father and brother, who witnessed the attack, told police that it was as Tatanisha was unlocking the front door of the home that Pryor opened the door, then pointed a gun at his mother and opened fire at near point-blank range. She was hit in the head with four bullets.

Prosecutors said the father picked up his youngest son and ran to safety, where he called 911. They said he then heard five more gunshots coming from inside the home.

Police said the teen fled after the shooting through the back door of the apartment. He was captured on security cameras along Stoney Island and his cellphone was picked up in the area.

He later turned himself in the same day at the 3rd District Police Station. He was arrested at 9:59 p.m. in the 7000 block of South Cottage Grove. A 9-millimeter pistol used in the attack and 12 bullet casings were recovered at the scene, police said.

Authorities said that at the time of the killing, Pryor was already under house arrest after being charged as a juvenile with aggravated battery after being convicted of carjacking in July.

A lawyer for the teenager told the court Saturday that he was in a general education program and had a part-time job.

Cook County Judge David Kelly called the attack unprovoked and unjustified, ordering the teen to remain behind bars.

“It’s very sad and tragic for this court,” Kelly said. “The unprovoked murder of your mother in front of your father and brother.”

The teenager’s relatives left the court on Saturday without comment.

The court ordered a mental health evaluation for Pryor, who is due back in court next week.

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