A 15-year-old boy appeared in court Saturday on attempted murder charges for allegedly shooting a 7-year-old girl while she was out trick-or-treating.
Chicago police identified the suspect in the Halloween shooting of the girl, who was dressed a bumblebee and out collecting candy, and a 32-year-old man. The girl was shot in the right side of her neck and upper chest and remains in critical condition, and the man was shot in his left hand.
Police said the man and the girl were not together and have no relationship. They said the man shot was not the intended target, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
The teen, whose name was not released because he is a juvenile, faces two counts of attempted first-degree murder and two counts of aggravated battery through discharge of a firearm, according to a Friday release by Chicago police. Judge Joanne Rosado also told him he is charged with two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, according to the Chicago Tribune. He’ll be held in detention at least until a second hearing on Monday.
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