A Chicago teen has been collared for a brazen daylight shooting that left a 27-year-old man wounded, authorities said Thursday. The 14-year-old assailant, whose name hasn't been released due to his juvenile status, is accused of pulling the trigger in a violent encounter on November 19 on Chicago's Near West Side.
According to Chicago Police, the youthful suspect was slapped with a felony count of aggravated battery by discharge of a firearm and a misdemeanor count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The charges stem from what the police describe as an incident where the accused opened fire, striking the older male, then fled the scene. This bloody confrontation unfolded in the 1900 block of W. Congress, at the heart of the city's 12th District.
Law enforcement officials pinpointed the young shooter on November 29, just ten days after the violent spat, on the 1900 block of W. Ogden, where they swooped in and took him into custody. While details of what led to the altercation remain scarce.
