American man of Chicago who fatally shot a 9-year-old girl ordered held without bond 

By Edward Era Barbacena 

A 43-year-old Chicago man was ordered held without bond Tuesday on a charge that he killed a 9-year-old neighbor girl on the Northwest Side last weekend.

Michael Goodman, who faces a charge of first-degree murder, is accused of fatally shooting Serabi Medina in the head around 10 p.m. Saturday near Long Avenue and Eddy Street before the girl’s father wrestled his gun away.

Goodman was shot in the face during the struggle, officials have said, and his booking photo at Cook County Jail shows a swollen eye and several stitches on his forehead.

Anti-violence activist Andrew Holmes says he has worked with the girl’s family in the past. Serabi's mother was shot and killed five years ago, he said.

An online fundraiser has been organized for Serabi Medina’s family to pay for her funeral expenses.