Barber plotted with 2 men to set building ablaze with hand sanitizer as accelerant where firefighter died battling flames: Cops

Fatal Chicago Fire

Top inset: Anthony Moore, bottom left: Martez Cristler, right: Nicholas Virgil (Chicago Police Department). Background: April 2023 fire in Chicago that killed firefighter Jermaine Pelt (WLS/YouTube)

A Chicago barbershop owner was the mastermind behind a plot to burn down his building, which led to the death of a firefighter, officials said.

Anthony Moore, 47, is facing wire fraud, insurance fraud and forgery charges in the April 2023 fire. The men who allegedly set the fire, 37-year-old Nicholas Virgil and 22-year-old Martez Cristler, are facing murder and arson charges, according to the Chicago Police Department. They are accused of killing Chicago firefighter Jermaine Pelt.

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