A Macomb murder case will not be heard by a jury.
Demond Wilson, Jr., 26, of Calumet Park is charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the shooting death of Jerman Beathea, 26, of Chicago.
Ten people were injured in the shooting, which happened in the early morning hours of March 25 at a house party a few blocks from the Western Illinois University campus.
The jury trial was scheduled to begin Monday, Oct. 16.
But during a pretrial hearing on Wednesday, Wilson waived his right to a jury trial.
He will be back in court on Oct. 18 for a status hearing.
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