CHICAGO (WLS) — A 15-year-old boy has been charged in connection with the shooting of a woman visiting downtown Chicago earlier this month.
According to Chicago police, the teenager was apprehended by authorities from the Chicago Police Department and the U.S. Marshals Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force on Monday morning at West 87th Street. The arrest took place in the 0-100 block of the street.
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CPD said the boy fired a gun on March 9 in the 300-block of East Illinois Street in Streeterville, hitting a 46-year-old woman.
He’s been charged with aggravated battery/discharge of a firearm.
The woman was visiting Chicago from Connecticut, and walking downtown with her 11-year-old son after dinner at the time of the shooting.
The stray bullet hit her arm.
Brian Hopkins, the Second Ward Alderman, recounted a distressing incident involving a group of teenagers at the AMC on Illinois Street. The group was being asked to leave the premises when one of them produced a gun from a backpack and discharged five to six rounds of ammunition.
The incident has escalated concerns about large teen gatherings happening outside the theater.
Expressing his concern, Hopkins highlighted the importance of preventing such tragedies by ensuring that firearms are not accessible to minors. He emphasized the need for stricter measures to avert similar incidents in the future, stating that the safety of residents and visitors should be a top priority.
According to a police report obtained by the ABC7 I-Team, a woman and her son were waiting on a light change when she was shot.
2nd Ward Ald. Brian Hopkins told ABC7 Chicago he has been in contact with the victim.
While there is currently a 10 p.m. curfew in Streeterville for those 18 and under, the incident happened around 8 p.m. It has forced some residents to avoid walking that block altogether.
Hopkins said the victim has since been released from the hospital. He also said he has proposed legislation to move the 10 p.m. curfew up to 9 p.m.
“We need to mobilize the city and make sure this doesn’t happen again, that we don’t have another summer like we’ve had in years past,” Hopkins said.
A 15-year-old was shot over the weekend, as a large group of teens was seen in Streeterville.
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