Two injured people expected to recover
By Dee Longfellow
For The Independent
According to a release issued by Detective Sgt. Bill Lyons of the Villa Park Police Department on Wednesday, Nov. 25, Villa Park officers were dispatched to the 900 block of west North Avenue for a report of gunshots on Tuesday, Nov. 24 at about 9:10 p.m.
Upon arrival, officers found two males suffering from gunshot wounds near the rear parking area of the townhouse complex. Both male victims were removed from the scene for medical treatment. The victims, ages 21 and 19, sustained non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
Later, prosecutors stated that one victim had been shot once in the leg and the other had been shot twice in the leg and once in the abdomen. Both victims are expected to recover.
A juvenile suspect was identified and located near the scene of the shooting and taken to DuPage County Jail. The offender reportedly fired his weapon several times following a brief altercation with the two men and fled to his nearby apartment, where he was arrested a short time later.
The suspect has been charged with two counts of Aggravated Battery with a Firearm, a Class X felony, and remains in DuPage County Jail on a $1 million bond. The next court appearance is scheduled for Dec. 21 in front of Judge Brian Telander.
In addition to Villa Park officers, officers from the police departments of Elmhurst, Lombard, Addison and the DuPage County Sheriff’s Office responded for the investigation.
Members of the public area reminded that these are only charges and not proof of the defendant’s guilt.
