A 17-year-old boy faces charges in relation to a shooting incident that resulted in serious injuries to a 15-year-old boy in the West Englewood neighborhood last September.
West Englewood shooting
The backstory: On September 22, 2024, the shooting took place in the 5700 block of South Wolcott Avenue.
On Wednesday, authorities apprehended a 17-year-old in Evergreen Park, who was found in possession of a car that had been reported stolen from the Ashburn neighborhood the day before the shooting.
He faced the following charges:
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- Attempted first-degree murder
- Aggravated battery/discharge of a firearm
- Unlawful use of a weapon – machine gun/automatic weapon
- Unlawful use of a weapon – unlawful possession of a handgun
- Possession of a stolen vehicle
The teenager is set to appear in a juvenile detention hearing on Thursday.