Teens Sentenced After Gun Fired From Stolen Car In Downers Grove

DOWNERS GROVE, IL — Two teens have been sentenced in connection with a February incident in which a gun was fired from a stolen car.

Police say a 17-year-old was sentenced to an "indeterminate amount of time" not to exceed their 21st birthday. Another juvenile, who has now turned 18, pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated possession of a stolen motor vehicle and got the same sentence.

According to DuPage County State's Attorney's Office, police got a report that shots were fired in the 7400 block of Webster around 4:15 a.m. on Feb. 4. Residents told police a car pulled up to their home and two people got out.

Police say the residents came out to confront the suspects, but the suspects then got into the car, which had been reported stolen out of Chicago. The residents told police that one person pointed a gun at one of the residents and fired a shot before the car fled the scene.

Darien police later tried to stop the car, but the driver refused to stop. The pursuit later involved the Illinois State Police as the car went on to northbound I-55.

The car later crashed at Martin Luther King Drive in Chicago.

The two juveniles were taken into custody along with Lamourice Shepherd, 21, and Carlos Hendricks, 21, both of Chicago.

Shepherd is being held in DuPage County Jail on $500,000 bond and Hendricks is being held on $750,000 bond.

DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin said in a statement, "When a violent crime as alleged in this case occurs, it affects the entire community leaving residents feeling vulnerable, wondering if they are going to be next. Public safety is the top priority of my office and law enforcement in DuPage County will use the full force of the law to keep our residents, streets and communities safe, regardless of a defendant’s age."