Aurora Man Gets 28 Years for 2013 Attempted Murder

An Aurora man is headed to prison for trying to kill someone in a gang-motivated shooting three years ago.
Armando A. Delgado, 20, of the 1000 block of Tollview Avenue in Aurora, was sentenced to 28 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections, according to the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office

On July 6, Delgado was found guilty of attempted murder, a Class X felony. In addition, it was proven that Delgado fired the handgun used in the commission of the crime. Delgado waived his right to a jury trial.

Kane County prosecutors said at trial that at about 9:15 p.m. Sept. 13, 2013, Delgado and a co-defendant were in Bluff Street Park on Aurora’s near east side. The victims’ car drove past them westbound on Bluff Street and stopped at a stop sign at South Broadway. Both victims were seated in the front of the car. As the car waited for oncoming traffic to clear, Delgado and the co-defendant ran toward the victims’ car shouting gang slogans and flashing gang signs. The co-defendant waited behind the car while Delgado walked up to the passenger side and held a 9mm handgun to the passenger’s head. The driver heard clicking from the gun, looked and saw Delgado’s finger moving against the trigger. The driver immediately sped off before Delgado could fire a shot. As the car sped away Delgado fired multiple times, shooting out the passenger window. Bullet fragments were later recovered from inside the trunk and from the dashboard near the radio.

About 3½ hours later Delgado was a passenger in a car that was stopped for a traffic violation. Officers determined that Delgado matched the description given by the shooting victims and took him into custody. Officers found in Delgado’s pocket a spent shell casing that matched shell casings found at the Bluff Street scene of the 9:30 p.m. shooting. Also, Delgado’s clothing tested positive for gunshot residue.

The sentence includes a mandatory 20-year enhancement because Delgado personally fired the gun used in the crime.

According to Illinois law, Delgado must serve at least 85 percent of the sentence. He received credit for 1,088 days served in the Kane County jail.

photo via the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office