FOX 32 says prosecutors approved a first-degree murder charge against Alex Morris on Nov. 8. CBS Chicago calls him the gunman and does not print that date.

Approved on Nov. 8, on FOX 32, and charged, on CBS Chicago, are not the same verb, and the gunman is CBS Chicago's word. Just before 9:30 p.m. and around 9:24 p.m. are not the same clock. A gunshot detection alert and ShotSpotter are not the same name. The Markham date is still ahead.

FOX 32 Chicago, by Kevin Schwaller, published November 9, 2026, at 2:59 p.m. CST, reported a 54-year-old Chicago man has been charged with first-degree murder in the Halloween shooting death of an anti-violence advocate in Chicago Heights. A brief on that page says Alex Morris, 54, of Chicago, has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Andre M. Thomas, 57, of Matteson, that Thomas was shot multiple times on Oct. 31 in the 400 block of West 14th Street, and that Morris was arrested Nov. 6 in Chicago and is scheduled to appear in court in Markham on Nov. 10. The body says that on Oct. 31, 2026, just before 9:30 p.m., the Chicago Heights Police Department responded to that block following a gunshot detection alert, that officers discovered a man with apparent gunshot wounds, and that the Chicago Heights Fire Department took him to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. It says the department requested assistance from the Illinois State Police and the South Suburban Major Crimes Task Force, and that during the initial response it was determined the victim, Andre Thomas, 57, of Matteson, had been shot multiple times. Andre M. Thomas, in the brief, and Andre Thomas, in the body, are both on that page. They are not the same styling. It reported the first week of the investigation identified multiple persons of interest, including Alex Morris, 54, of Chicago, and that on Nov. 6 Chicago Heights police and the task force, with assistance from the Chicago Police Department, located him and arrested him without incident near 95th Street and Perry Avenue in Chicago. It reported that on Nov. 8 the Cook County State's Attorney's Office reviewed the facts and approved a charge of first-degree murder against him, that he was processed, and that he is scheduled to appear in the Circuit Court of Cook County's Sixth Municipal District in Markham on Nov. 10. It reported police said information on the additional persons of interest, and specifics of the investigation, will not be released because the investigation remains ongoing. The page says the information came from the Chicago Heights Police Department. Approved a charge, on Nov. 8, is FOX 32. It is not a verdict.

CBS Chicago, by Todd Feurer, November 9, 2026, at 1:43 p.m. CST, reported a man has been charged with the murder of the leader of a Chicago area violence prevention leader on Halloween in south suburban Chicago Heights. Leader of a leader is the wording of that lede. It reported Alex D. Morris, 54, has been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of 57-year-old Andre M. Thomas. Alex D. Morris, on CBS Chicago, and Alex Morris, on FOX 32, are not the same name. It reported Chicago Heights police said that around 9:24 p.m. on Oct. 31, officers responding to a ShotSpotter alert in the 400 block of West 14th Street found Thomas, who had been shot multiple times, and that he was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Around 9:24 p.m., on CBS Chicago, and just before 9:30 p.m., on FOX 32, are not the same clock. ShotSpotter, on CBS Chicago, and a gunshot detection alert, on FOX 32, are not the same name. It reported investigators later identified Morris as the gunman, that he was arrested in Chicago on Friday, and that he is due to appear in court on Tuesday in south suburban Markham. The gunman is CBS Chicago's word. FOX 32 does not print it. Friday, on CBS Chicago, and Nov. 6, on FOX 32, are not the same printed form. November 6, 2026, was a Friday. Tuesday, on CBS Chicago, and Nov. 10, on FOX 32, are not the same printed form. November 10, 2026, is a Tuesday. CBS Chicago does not print Nov. 8, 95th Street and Perry Avenue, without incident, the Illinois State Police, the task force, or other persons of interest. FOX 32 does not print ShotSpotter or the word gunman. 1:43 p.m. CST, on CBS Chicago, and 2:59 p.m. CST, on FOX 32, are not the same clock. A charge is not a finding that he is the gunman.

CBS Chicago reported the shooting was captured on surveillance video, which shows someone walking toward a parked car with the headlights on and the driver's side door open, and that Thomas was shot at close range several times. Someone, in that video sentence, and the gunman, in the earlier sentence, are both on that page. They are not the same identification. FOX 32 does not describe a video. CBS Chicago reported Thomas spent decades rebuilding his life after serving time in prison, that he got his start with violence prevention organizations like Ceasefire, and that he started his own nonprofit, Integrity & Fidelity. Those names are CBS Chicago. FOX 32 calls him an anti-violence advocate and does not print them. CBS Chicago quoted Chicago Ald. David Moore, of the 17th Ward, "It's not going to be a loss if those he trained, if those that he taught take up his mantle and follow his teachings and turn to what he was trying to do and help save others' lives." It reported his partner, Nita Ragland, said, "Now that he's become a victim of what he's trying to prevent ... it's crazy." The ellipsis is in the line as CBS Chicago printed it. It reported his family said he spent Halloween handing out candy before heading to his office, and that he was waiting for the rest of his crew when he was shot. The alderman, the partner, the candy, and the crew are CBS Chicago. They are not on the FOX 32 story fetched here. Neither page printed a plea. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.