CHICAGO – A 32-year-old man on electronic monitoring for a pending felony case got a gun and shot his fiancée during an argument, prosecutors say.
The man, who we are not identifying by name to protect the victim, is the 24th person charged in Chicago this year with shooting, killing or attempting to shoot or kill someone while in police custody.
Prosecutors said he and his 41-year-old fiancée got into an argument on August 26, but it turned physical when he hit her in the forehead with a gun. He also fired a shot at the woman, which flew into a wall on the first-floor landing of her apartment building, officials said.
The man then fled the scene, even though he was wearing an ankle monitor and was said to be under house arrest.
Judge Thomas Nowinski detained the man because he posed a flight risk and a safety risk.
Court records show the man was in custody after having a stolen Kia in his possession late last year and crashing it into a Chicago police car. He was on parole at the time of the incident. He was also on pretrial release on a misdemeanor trespass charge filed in November 2023.
The series ‘not terrible’
This report continues our coverage of individuals accused of killing, shooting or attempting to kill or shoot others while released into custody on a felony charge. CWBChicago began our series of reports in November 2019 after Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans publicly stated“There have been no terrible incidents” under the court’s bond reform initiative.
On September 18, 2023, Illinois abolished cash bail entirely. Our “not terrible” continues.
The actual number of murders and shootings committed by people awaiting trial on felony charges is undoubtedly much higher than the figures seen here. According to city data, CPD has reported fewer than 5% of non-fatal shootings and 33% of homicides since 2017.
