Man Tries Unsuccessfully To Shoot Himself In Parking Lot: Cops

SUMMIT, IL -- A Brookfield man was arrested after he shot off a gun in a truck repair parking lot, prosecutors said. Frank Corduan, 55, appeared before Cook County Judge Peter Felice on a charge of unlawful use of a weapon by a felon.

Around 11 a.m. Sept. 3, Corduan went to Wes Truck and Trailer Repair at 7801 W. 60th St. in Summit. The prosecutor said Corduan tried to shoot himself unsuccessfully, so he shot out the windshield of his car instead. Police found five shell casings in the parking lot and one that had gone through the business’s window. Later that day, Corduan’s girflfriend called Brookfield Police and expressed concern that her boyfriend might try to kill himself. Summit police officers recovered a 25-caliber Raven Arms handgun, that was registered to his girlfriend.

Corduan has prior felonies in 1988 for criminal sexual assault and home invasion and was sentenced to 28 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections, the prosecutor said. He is also a registered sex offender. Corduan was also charged in 2010 for allegedly torching an apartment building in Forest Park, according to news reports. The extra-alarm fire destroyed the building.

The assistant public defender told the judge that Corduan is a truck driver and currently going through a divorce. Corduan called Brookfield police and surrendered the the gun.

“The gun accidentally discharged,” the assistant public defender said.

Bail was set at $50,000. Corduan’s next court date is Oct. 9 in Bridgeview. The judge ordered Corduan to surrender any additional firearms and to report weekly for pre-trial monitoring while the case is pending.

“He’s to have no guns of any nature in the house where he’s living,” Felice said.