CHICAGO — A 16-year-old boy is being charged right now with capturing and carjacking an Uber driver on the West Facet final yr, in response to Chicago police.
The 49-year-old rideshare driver was arriving to choose up a passenger within the 200 block of North Latrobe when a hijacker slid into the again seat of his Toyota Camry round 9:01 p.m. on June 4, police stated. The carjacker ordered the driving force out of the automobile, and although the sufferer complied along with his instructions, the boy shot him within the knee.
The sufferer walked across the space in search of assist, which he finally acquired from a passing motorist. EMS transported the sufferer to Mt. Sinai Hospital in good situation. CPD officers used the town’s now-defunct ShotSpotter system” to find the crime scene, the place a number of shell casings littered the road.
Investigators arrested the 16-year-old on Monday within the 1100 block of South Hamilton. The county’s juvenile justice heart is positioned on that block, which suggests he has different issues pending earlier than the courtroom.
He’s charged with tried first-degree homicide, aggravated battery by discharging a firearm, and discharging a firearm throughout a vehicular hijacking. No different data is offered concerning the boy as a result of he’s youthful than 18.
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