Driver Shoots Passenger On Edens Expressway In Skokie: ISP

SKOKIE, IL — A Skokie man is accused of shooting a man who was riding in a car he was driving on the highway last week. Illinois State Police said the driver shot his passenger twice in the arm shortly before 3:30 a.m. on Aug. 26 as they headed northbound Edens Expressway near Church Street in Skokie.

Timothy Turner, 40, of Skokie, initially left the scene of the shooting, according to state police. He was charged with aggravated battery with a firearm after he turned himself in Tuesday at the Skokie Police Department.

The passenger, a 48-year-old man, told police he managed to escape from the car and call 911 after being shot. He was taken to Evanston Hospital with injuries described as non-life threatening.