CHICAGO (AP) – A teenage boy charged in the shooting of two people on Halloween, including a 7-year-old girl who was out trick-or-treating, is expected to remain in custody through the weekend.
The Chicago Sun-Times reports boy appeared in Cook County juvenile court Saturday. The judge ordered the boy held in custody at least through the weekend. A Monday hearing is scheduled.
The teen faces attempted first-degree murder and aggravated battery with a firearm for the Thursday attack. He isn’t being named because he’s a juvenile.
Police have said they believe it was a gang-related shooting and the man who was the target was a 30-year-old shot in the hand. The girl was hospitalized in critical but stable condition.
The shooting occurred Halloween evening in the Little Village neighborhood on Chicago’s southwest side.
