A Skokie man was sentenced to 10 years in jail on Tuesday for capturing a lady within the face throughout an early-morning argument in her “good White neighborhood” on the Northwest Facet in November 2023.
Choose James Obbish handed down the sentence to Nathan Frazer, 25, who pleaded responsible to aggravated battery by discharging a firearm. Underneath Illinois legislation, Frazer should serve 85% of his sentence earlier than changing into eligible for launch.
The capturing occurred round 4 a.m. on November 18, 2023, when Frazer shot a then-20-year-old girl at point-blank vary whereas using in a automobile with three different folks, in keeping with prosecutors.
Officers stated a buddy drove Frazer to the sufferer’s residence round 2 a.m. to hang around together with her and two different folks. Frazer and the sufferer had met solely as soon as earlier than. He arrived holding a bottle of alcohol and shortly turned agitated when he misplaced his telephone, however he turned quiet and saved to himself after discovering it within the Lexus he got here in, prosecutors stated. About two hours later, the group all entered the Lexus to offer Frazer a experience dwelling, in keeping with a written proffer filed by prosecutors.
Frazer sat behind the motive force with two others within the again seat whereas the sufferer sat within the passenger seat. He turned agitated once more, yelling for them to take him dwelling, however the driver assured Frazer they had been simply ready for the automobile to warmth up, prosecutors alleged.
Because the automobile began shifting, Frazer tried to open the door and get out, yelling that he was going to go away. The scenario escalated after the sufferer yelled at him to cease performing up as a result of he might disturb her neighbors.
After Frazer unsuccessfully lunged towards the sufferer, she yelled that he wouldn’t do something to her “as a result of it is a good White neighborhood,” prosecutors stated.
“Who isn’t going to do something, b***h?” Frazer replied, as he pulled a gun from his waistband and shot her within the face, prosecutors stated.
The sufferer bailed out of the shifting automobile to get away, and a lady seated within the again with Frazer bought out to assist her. Prosecutors stated the sufferer was hospitalized for six days with a left jawbone fracture.
Chicago police tracked down the white Lexus and impounded it after discovering specks of blood on the outside, in keeping with the proffer. Extra blood and attainable proof had been allegedly discovered contained in the automobile throughout the execution of a search warrant.
Prosecutors stated the person who was driving on the evening of the capturing got here out as investigators towed the Lexus, telling them he was “simply driving and didn’t do something.” He then requested for a lawyer.
The sufferer and the lady who bought out to assist her recognized Frazer because the shooter, prosecutors stated. He was initially charged with tried first-degree homicide earlier than pleading responsible to the lesser cost.
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