Man Shot Gun in Air After Demanding Guy to Come Out of Home: Police

AURORA, IL — A 21-year-old Naperville man was arrested for allegedly shooting a gun into the air, according to the Aurora Police Department.

Jeavil R. Walker, 21, of the 2900 block of White Thorn Circle in Naperville, was charged with a single count of unlawful use of a weapon by the DuPage County State’s Attorney, after the car in which he was riding was stopped after a shots fired call at around 2:20 a.m. Jan. 16.

While in a parking lot in the area of Montgomery Road and Highfield Court, an Aurora patrol officer heard a gunshot and then saw two vehicles: a sedan and an SUV travel from the area at a high rate of speed, according to the release.

The officer called for backup and pulled both vehicles over at Pointe Boulevard and Edinburgh Lane. At the same time, a different responding officer was approached by a resident in the 2200 block of Highfield Court who said two men she didn’t know were pounding on her front door demanding a man she had no knowledge of to come outside, the release said. She said one of the men then produced a handgun, fired a single shot in the air and the men ran away.

As the investigation continued, it was found that Walker, who was seated in the SUV, fit the description of the man who fired off the shot. A search of that vehicle turned up a handgun that police were able to allegedly tie back to Walker.

Police found nothing hit by gunfire on Highfield. The driver of the SUV, a 20 year old man from Lynwood, Illinois, was cited for driving without headlights. The other passengers in the vehicle, two 18-year-old men from Lansing and a 16-year-boy from Plainfield, were released without charges after being questioned. The 19-year-old driver of the sedan was also released without being charged.