Shaquan Butler was sentenced to 32 years to life in prison for the murder of his 3-year-old son in the shelter for homeless families at the old Pan American Hotel in Elmhurst in November 2022. Butler, 29, was convicted by a jury last month on murder, assault, and six counts of endangering the welfare of a child for beating Shaquan Butler Jr. to death and the physical abuse of the boy’s younger sibling. At around 7:40 p.m., the children’s mother called 911 to report that Shaquan Jr. was not breathing. “Shaquan Butler Jr. received brutal blows that cut his life short instead of the protection and care he deserved. Today’s sentence is justice for Shaquan Jr. and his younger brother, but it is a solemn closure,” Katz said.