Charges include gun possession by gang member
By Dee Longfellow
For The Elmhurst Independent
A shooting on the west side of Chicago resulted in four arrests taking place near Berens Park by the Elmhurst Police Department.
The Independent learned on Sunday, November 15, that Chicago police reported shots fired between two vehicles on the 3800 block of West Madison in the East Garfield Park neighborhood of Chicago. Apparently, the suspects in an attempt to escape, led officers on a chase down the I-290 Eisenhower Expressway until they lost sight of the car.
By then, Illinois State Police spotted the vehicle exiting near Elmhurst, where it stopped at Berens Park. Four suspects left the car and attempted to flee on foot, but were captured and arrested by Elmhurst police. Officers recovered two weapons at the scene and discovered the vehicle had been stolen.
Arrested were Antonio Heard, 24, and Devonte Walton, 22, both of Chicago. They wre charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm by a street gang member in a vehicle and two counts of unlawful use of a weapon in connection with the Friday night shooting on the west side of Chicago.
The two other boys, both from Chicago, are juveniles ages 16 and 17, and therefore there names are not released. Their crimes will be handled in juvenile court.
