Chicago taking pictures: Man charged in West Garfield Park taking pictures that wounded 2 boys outdoors library due in court docket

CHICAGO (WLS) — A suspect accused in a taking pictures outdoors of a Chicago library that wounded two kids will seem in court docket Friday.

Adam Avizius, 37, has been charged with one felony depend of aggravated battery discharge of a firearm.

The taking pictures occurred Tuesday night time in West Garfield Park outdoors of a Chicago Public Library close to Madison Road and Pulaski Street.

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Demarion Weatherspoon, 12 and a 16-year-old boy have been hit by gunfire. Household stated they’re recovering from their accidents.

Police stated Tuesday that the 2 boys have been outdoors the library when two adults obtained into an altercation close by. Avizius allegedly opened hearth, placing the boys. A safety guard from the library introduced Weatherspoon contained in the constructing to render help till paramedics arrived.

Weatherspoon’s grandfather got here again to the scene Thursday, standing beside neighborhood leaders to rally for peace and alter.

“Youngsters truly come right here to get away from that surroundings that they are in,” stated Darnell Weatherspoon Sr., the youthful sufferer’s grandfather. “And to get shot and never react how most individuals react once they get shot shocked me too. It reveals that he is a robust child.”

A feminine suspect was additionally taken into custody. She remains to be being questioned.

A motive stays unclear.

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