Charles Sims Charged with First-Degree Murder for Execution Style Killing of Jimmy Parker Over Dripping Air Conditioner

A West Side Chicago resident, Charles Sims, 28, shot Jimmy Parker, eight times on June 2, over a dripping window air conditioner, police said. Sims appeared in court on Monday on a charge of first-degree murder and is currently being held without bond.

Sims’ sister had complained to him that Parker dropped water on her from the window of an apartment building in the 5600 block of West Washington, police said. But the water was simply condensation falling from an air conditioner in a third-floor apartment where the 29-year-old Parker was visiting a woman, Chicago Police Detective Anthony Noradin said.

The warm water fell on Sims’ sister when she returned home to the building shortly before midnight on June 1, police said. She called police to report the incident. She also told her brother, who returned to the building and confronted Parker outside, police said. When Parker denied it, Sims punched him, police said. Then Parker hit Sims, who allegedly pulled a 9mm handgun and shot Parker. Sims allegedly stood over Parker to finish him off, Noradin said. Source: WLS

Wow, you kill a man over air conditioner condensation? What is this country coming to?