An 18-year-old is in custody on attempted murder charges after prosecutors say he opened fire into a group in North Lawndale on March 25, seriously wounding the 65-year-old father of former Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard. The victim was sitting in an alley when he was shot and is still recovering, with a bullet lodged in his shoulder.
According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Cordale Carroll, 18, was arrested Thursday on the Near West Side. He is charged with one count of attempted murder and one count of aggravated discharge of a firearm at an occupied vehicle. A Cook County judge ordered him held after a detention hearing.
Scene And Henyard’s Reaction
Prosecutors say the shooting unfolded around 6 p.m. March 25 in the 1300 block of South Kedzie Avenue in North Lawndale, where surveillance video shows three masked individuals walking up to a group before gunfire erupts. Henyard publicly identified the victim as her father and wrote that the attack "has shaken my family to the core," as reported by ABC7 Chicago.
Evidence And Arrest Timeline
Investigators collected nine spent shell casings from the alley, in 9mm and .45 caliber. Prosecutors say a 9mm handgun recovered during an unrelated unlawful-possession arrest on April 5 was later matched to those casings through ballistic testing. Surveillance cameras near the scene allegedly captured Carroll with his face visible and holding what appears to be a handgun, and court records show he had been released on electronic monitoring after the April arrest, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
Legal Status
Carroll is charged with attempted murder and aggravated discharge of a firearm. Both counts are felonies that can carry lengthy prison terms if he is convicted, although any sentence would depend on the details of the case and his record. He is due back in court Friday and will remain jailed while prosecutors and investigators continue building the case.
Why This Matters
The case is drawing extra scrutiny because of Henyard’s political profile. She served as Dolton’s mayor from 2021 to 2025 and was the subject of a 2024 review led by former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot. Henyard has since moved to Georgia and is running for a Fulton County commission seat, with her controversies and ongoing campaign detailed in a recent Fulton ballot fight report.
Chicago police and prosecutors have not added much beyond what is in court filings and published reports, and detectives are asking anyone with more footage or information about the March 25 shooting to contact authorities. Carroll, listed as a North Lawndale resident, remains in custody awaiting further court dates.
