Salena Claybourne – 35 Year Old mother of two teen girls shot and killed during a botched carjacking

Two brothers have been charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a WGN security guard during a botched carjacking at a South Shore gas station Monday.

Salena Claybourne, a 35-year-old mother of two teen girls, was killed around 3 p.m. Monday afternoon at the Mobil gas station on the 6700 block of South Jeffery Boulevard, police said.

Gregory Watson, 22, and his 17-year-old brother tried to steal Claybourne’s SUV after she stopped for gas, Assistant State’s Attorney James Murphy said at the teen’s bond court hearing Wednesday.

The 22-year-old is accused of shooting Claybourne, prosecutors said. He was charged Wednesday afternoon and is scheduled to appear in bond court Thursday.

Watson and his younger brother approached Claybourne after she filled up her tank and got back into her SUV, Murphy said. Watson leaned into Claybourne’s SUV “and within seconds” shot at her multiple times, hitting her in the face and shoulder, Murphy said.

Claybourne was pronounced dead at 3:35 p.m. Monday, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner.

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