Evanston Woman Charged In New Year's Day Shooting: Police

EVANSTON, IL — Police said an Evanston woman admitted shooting a family member during an argument on New Year's Day.

Aisha Perrin, 41, of the 1000 block of Darrow Avenue, has been charged with one count of aggravated battery with a firearm in connection with the incident, police said.

Shortly before 6 p.m., officers were dispatched to Perrin's west Evanston apartment building for a report of a person shot, according to Evanston police.

They found a 53-year-old relative of Perrin who lives in another unit of the same building suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to hospital in alert condition, police said.

Detectives reviewed surveillance footage, interviewed witnesses and spoke to Perrin and her older relative. Their investigation confirmed that Perrin had shot the man in the doorstep to her apartment during an argument, police said.

According to police, Perrin and the family member she has been accused of shooting have been involved in multiple disputes about building maintenance and use of the common areas of the multi-unit building they share. Investigators believe their ongoing dispute caused the argument that resulted in the shooting.

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The Cook County state's attorney's office approved a single count of aggravated battery. A spokesperson for the office said no further information about what prosecutors expect the evidence to show was available.

Following a bond hearing, Perrin was released on her own recognizance ahead of her next scheduled court appearance on Jan. 23, according to police.