A person obtained an 8-year sentence on Thursday after pleading responsible to tried homicide for taking pictures a 16-year-old boy close to the Magnificent Mile final 12 months.
Prosecutors stated 20-year-old Jasean Butler fired a number of photographs towards the teenager on the nook of Wabash Avenue and Chicago Avenue round 4:45 p.m. on August 2, 2024. Bullets struck the boy within the shoulder and likewise hit a 24-year-old man who was standing close by.
The taking pictures was recorded by a Chicago police surveillance digital camera and safety cameras at a close-by Chick-fil-A, based on court docket data. A CPD surveillance officer who reviewed a number of video feeds decided that the gunman fled onto a southbound Crimson Line prepare on the State-Chicago cease, a police report acknowledged.
Officers intercepted the prepare at Roosevelt shortly after the taking pictures and detained Butler as a result of he matched the suspect descriptions. A backpack police noticed subsequent to him contained a loaded 9-millimeter handgun, based on CPD.
On Thursday, Butler agreed to plead responsible to tried homicide in trade for the 8-year sentence from Decide Michael Clancy, based on court docket data. He should serve 85% of the time period earlier than turning into eligible for launch.
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