A 24-year-old man was charged Monday night in the death of a 15-year-old girl at his apartment in the South Shore neighborhood, Chicago police said.

       Joshua Williams of the 7200 block of South Phillips Avenue was charged with first-degree murder in the death of Amarise Parker who was found strangled inside Williams’ residence.

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       Amarise Parker, 15, was found strangled to death inside an apartment building in the city’s South Shore neighborhood on Dec. 13, 2023. (Chicago Police Department)

       The Cook County medical examiner found that Parker had died from a combination of asphyxiation and strangulation, and her death was ruled a homicide.

       Her mother told reporters she believed her daughter was dating a man who lived at the location, and had called to be picked up before her death.

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       An arrest warrant was issued for Williams, and he was taken into custody Saturday in the 2000 block of West Maypole Avenue on the West Side, police said.

       Williams was scheduled to appear Tuesday at a detention hearing.