Teen Charged In December Gang-Related Shooting: Mount Prospect Police

MOUNT PROSPECT, IL — Police have made an arrest in a gang-related shooting that occurred in a December. A 15-year-old Wheeling resident is accused of felony unlawful use of a weapon and aggravated discharge of a firearm stemming from an incident on Dec. 12, 2022. The teen was arrested Wednesday, according to police.

Police said Saturday nobody was struck by any bullets during the incident in the 1100 block of Boxwood Drive, but an investigation is ongoing.

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At around 8:23 p.m. Dec. 12, police were called to the area following a 911 call that shots had been fired. Upon arrival, officers learned two people dressed in all black and wearing black ski masks were in the area when an older model Honda Odyssey minivan drove by and an occupant of the Honda fired multiple shots out of the vehicle.

Police said the Honda fled the area and the two people also fled the area prior to the arrival of officers. Police searched the area and located two 9-millimeter shell casings in the roadway of the 1100 block of Boxwood Drive. They also located damage to an apartment laundry room window and a wall consistent with being struck by a bullet. A fragment of a spent bullet was found in the apartment where the damage was discovered. A resident of the apartment was not injured.

During the subsequent investigation, the two individuals wearing all black and ski masks were later identified and determined to be the intended targets of the shooting. Detectives conducted multiple interviews and obtained digital evidence from the scene.

The evidence obtained identified the 15-year-old juvenile as the offender, who was then taken to the Cook County Juvenile Detention Center in Chicago.