Man, 19, charged with shooting, wounding police officer in Cicero
Police said that the suspect is a known street gang member.
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Police said that the suspect is a known street gang member.
The Lake County Sheriff's Office said just after 10 p.m. Friday, deputies responded to the motel in the 31200 block of North Route 45 for a report of a fight and stabbing.
David Brantley of Hazel Crest, Illinois, and Tayvon Andrews of Chicago, both 18, were charged with aggravated vehicular hijacking with a firearm, possessing a stolen vehicle, and a misdemeanor count of resisting a peace officer.
Chicago police said a 14-year-old boy suffered multiple gunshot wounds to his body, including his neck, one to his chest, two to his back, and one to his left hand.
A total of 11 cars have been stolen this month during the evening and early morning hours—the latest two were taken on Saturday.
It happened on Nov. 26 between 2 and 4:45 p.m. in the 3600 block of North Winthrop Avenue.
Police did not specify what the relationship was believed to be between the shooting and the crash.
Surveillance photos captured the suspect, who they said entered a yard in the 1800 block of West Balmoral Avenue on Nov. 29 around 2:30 a.m.
The fire was under control in under an hour, and the scene was cleared just after 7 a.m.
Chicago police said the woman was inside her residence when an unknown male entered and opened fire–hitting her about the body.
The ages of the victims range from 17 to 50.
In three of these incidents, the victims observed the offender following them before the robbery occurred.
Des Plaines police said just before 3 a.m., two men in a white Nissan Altima were traveling through the parking lot when they got out wearing ski masks and approached the first victim, a 32-year-old man from Itasca.
A 65-year-old man died at the scene. The second victim, an 88-year-old woman, was taken to West Suburban Hospital, where she died.
Police said preliminary information suggests that the incident was isolated and there is no threat to the community.