Palatine Teen Sentenced For Gang-Related Shooting

PALATINE, IL — The Palatine teen charged in a 2017 shooting has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. Diego Garcia-Cordero, 17, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to aggravated battery and discharging a firearm, according to the Daily Herald.

As a part of the plea deal, his three counts of attempted murder and two counts of aggravated battery with a firearm were reduced. He was 16 at the time but charged as an adult.

Police responded to a report of gunfire at a condo on Randville Drive just before 11 a.m. on May 12, 2017. Officers found two boys with gunshot wounds to their legs that didn't appear to be life threatening.

A witness who didn't wish to be identified told the Daily Herald that the two teens were confronted by a group of five backpack-wearing, high school-age teens — three girls and two boys. The witness then heard five to six gunshots followed by a scream for help before seeing the five teens running toward Palatine High School.

Garcia-Cordero received credit for 502 days already served of his 12-year sentence.

He'll also have to pay $734 in fines.

Diego Garcia-Codero, 16 (photo via Palatine Police Department)