CHICAGO – A judge arrested a concealed carrier on Wednesday after prosecutors accused the man of firing his gun during an argument, wounding two men outside the Loyola Red Line. But even in court records, documents differ on whether Tevon Jackson, 24, shot one man or two.
In a Chicago police report, officers said Jackson started an argument with two men Monday shortly after 2 p.m. while walking in the 1200 block of West Arthur. The altercation escalated into a physical altercation outside the train station, during which Jackson drew and fired his firearm, the report said.
CPD initially said a 24-year-old man was shot in the arm and a 28-year-old man was shot in the hand. However, Ald. Maria Hadden later clarified that the older man had suffered a cut on his hand from a fence, and not from a bullet.
However, misdemeanor charges filed Wednesday alleged Jackson shot both men, with the older man shot in the right ring finger. And Judge William Fahy’s detention order stated that Jackson “allegedly shot two individuals.”
The CPD report filed with the court states that the older man cut his hand while jumping a fence but was not shot. The department’s news release announcing the charges also said only one man had been shot.
Regardless, Jackson stopped a patrol car shortly after the shooting and turned himself in, the report said, adding that he claimed he was acting in self-defense. Police reportedly recovered a firearm from his waistband.
Jackson has no criminal history. He is charged with two counts of aggravated battery by discharging a firearm.
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