A Chicago man charged in the shooting deaths of a father and son who owned a Little Village jewelry store was arrested in St. Louis, according to Chicago police.
Muhammad Thomas, 35, faces nine felony charges including two counts of first-degree murder, three counts of armed robbery, two counts of aggravated battery, burglary and armed vehicular hijacking, according to police. The charges are from three separate burglaries that span three years. Three warrants were executed with his arrest.
He is accused of killing Berwyn resident Faustino Alamo, 63, and his son, Luis Angel Alamo, 25, during a robbery in their Little Village store. It happened Nov. 8, 2025, and the father and son ran after Thomas who had grabbed jewelry from the store. Faustino Alamo fired off one or two shots with his own weapon, according to a police report.
Thomas is also accused of shooting and “seriously injuring” a 26-year-old man July 28, 2023, in the 1700 block of West Maypole Avenue, and he also faces charges in a July 16, 2024, armed robbery that took place in the 2300 block of West Cermak Road.
He is expected in court Friday.