CHICAGO, IL – A shooting from mid-July in Chicago’s West Side has resulted in the arrest of a 36-year-old man earlier in August, with authorities charging the suspect with attempted first-degree murder and aggravated battery, as reported by Chicago's Fox 32.
On July 11th, a 36-year-old man was shot multiple times while along the 700 block of South Springfield Avenue at approximately 6:48 p.m., serving as the first shooting of a long weekend that collectively saw three killed and 21 others injured in Chicago. The unnamed victim was reportedly rushed over to Mt. Sinai Hospital in critical condition at the time of the incident.
In a surprising turn, given the city of Chicago’s low clearance rates in terms of apprehending suspects involved in shootings, authorities in the Windy City arrested a suspect they say was responsible for the non-fatal shooting that occurred in the North Lawndale neighborhood.
On August 14th, police arrested Jamal Craig under suspicion of attempted first-degree murder and aggravated battery. No apparent motive in the near-fatal shooting was shared by authorities, nor have officials shed any light on whether there’s any connection between the suspect and the unnamed victim. Craig’s next scheduled court date is slated for August 16th.
During the weekend prior to Craig’s arrest, the city of Chicago was host to another weekly cap of shootings littering the city. In the weekend spanning August 8th to the 11th, reportedly five people were fatally shot, and 32 others were injured, with the ages of the victims ranging from 14 to 67 years old.
The victims killed during the aforementioned weekend were identified as a 26-year-old male who was gunned down near the 100 block of West 79th Street, a 23-year-old found inside of a vehicle along the 11300 block of South Avenue G with a gunshot wound to the head, a 22-year-old woman found among several other gunshot wound victims was killed along the 100 block of North Lacrosse Avenue, a 34-year-old man was gunned down along the 6600 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue, and an 18-year-old identified as Kaleb Williams was fatally shot near the 5000 block of West Maypole Avenue.
On July 11th, a 36-year-old man was shot multiple times while along the 700 block of South Springfield Avenue at approximately 6:48 p.m., serving as the first shooting of a long weekend that collectively saw three killed and 21 others injured in Chicago. The unnamed victim was reportedly rushed over to Mt. Sinai Hospital in critical condition at the time of the incident.
In a surprising turn, given the city of Chicago’s low clearance rates in terms of apprehending suspects involved in shootings, authorities in the Windy City arrested a suspect they say was responsible for the non-fatal shooting that occurred in the North Lawndale neighborhood.
On August 14th, police arrested Jamal Craig under suspicion of attempted first-degree murder and aggravated battery. No apparent motive in the near-fatal shooting was shared by authorities, nor have officials shed any light on whether there’s any connection between the suspect and the unnamed victim. Craig’s next scheduled court date is slated for August 16th.
During the weekend prior to Craig’s arrest, the city of Chicago was host to another weekly cap of shootings littering the city. In the weekend spanning August 8th to the 11th, reportedly five people were fatally shot, and 32 others were injured, with the ages of the victims ranging from 14 to 67 years old.
The victims killed during the aforementioned weekend were identified as a 26-year-old male who was gunned down near the 100 block of West 79th Street, a 23-year-old found inside of a vehicle along the 11300 block of South Avenue G with a gunshot wound to the head, a 22-year-old woman found among several other gunshot wound victims was killed along the 100 block of North Lacrosse Avenue, a 34-year-old man was gunned down along the 6600 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue, and an 18-year-old identified as Kaleb Williams was fatally shot near the 5000 block of West Maypole Avenue.
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