Crime & Safety

Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Oak Park Shooting

A man from Chicago's Austin neighborhood wounded a person Sunday, police said.

A man was found with a gunshot wound in the 1100 block of Austin Boulevard, Oak Park police said.
A man was found with a gunshot wound in the 1100 block of Austin Boulevard, Oak Park police said. (Google Maps Streetview)

OAK PARK, IL — A man has been charged with attempted murder after a shooting Sunday in Oak Park, police said. A 43-year-old man was found with a gunshot wound to his arm at about 2:30 p.m. in the 1100 block of Austin Boulevard, according to police.

Marcelino Ruiz, 39, of Chicago's Austin neighborhood, has been charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery with a handgun, police said.

Officers found a handgun on the roof of Ruiz's building, police said.

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The 43-year-old man was taken to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, and was later released for questioning, police said.

Ruiz is being held on $1 million bond, police said. He's scheduled to appear back in court April 1.

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