Duo Shot Homeowner In Targeted Attack Last Year: Mount Prospect PD

MOUNT PROSPECT, IL — Two men are facing multiple felonies following a shooting last year during a targeted attack on a Mount Prospect resident.

Solomon J. Montague, 56, of the 600 block of George Street, Bensenville, is accused of felony home invasion and felony aggravated battery stemming from the Nov. 12, 2023, incident on N. Maple Street. He was arrested on April 4. Desmond Cavender, who is currently in police custody for an unrelated charge in a different state, was also arrested for those charges.

Police responded to the 100 block of N. Maple Street at 7:23 p.m. Nov. 12, 2023, for a report someone was yelling for help. Upon arrival, they found a man with a gunshot wound to the leg. He was taken to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital with a non-life-threatening injury.

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An investigation revealed two men, who were wearing reflective vests, approached the home and contacted the homeowner at the door. During an altercation, one of the men discharged a firearm, striking the homeowner in the leg. The two men ran to a dark-colored SUV parked on the street and fled the area.

Evidence at the scene identified as Montague and Cavender as the two men, according to police. Detectives conducted an "extensive" canvass of the area and were able to locate video evidence of Cavender driving the SUV that had fled the scene. Police also found digital evidence that placed both men in the immediate vicinity of the shooting when it occurred.

After executing a search warrant on a cell phone belonging to Cavender, conversations between the two men confirmed the shooting was planned, and the victim had been targeted.

In addition, a shell casing recovered from the scene was a ballistic match to an attempted murder case in another jurisdiction. Police said Cavender has an active warrant for his arrest for his involvement in that incident.

Following his arrest, Montague was taken to a detention hearing on April 5, where he was ordered to be detained until his next court appearance, set for April 26.