Man Shot At Teen In Response To Paintball Fired At Him: Cops

AURORA, IL -- An Aurora man has been charged in a shooting that left a boy, 18, from Naperville injured on May 2. Police say Malcolm Wheeler, 25, of the 400 block of Belvidere Ln., allegedly fired into the vehicle the teen was in after someone shot a paintball at him while he he was walking his dog.

After the alleged paintball shooting, police say Wheeler grabbed his handgun out of his car and attempted to find the vehicle. Wheeler found the car in the 600 block of Conservatory Lane and allegedly fired a shot at it that ended up grazing the head of the 18-year-old driver.

Another person in the car ended up taking the driver to a nearby hospital, where he was treated and released.

Wheeler is currently being held at DuPage County Jail.

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