Chicago women charged in separate shooting cases
CHICAGO – A Chicago woman is charged with attempted murder in a shooting that wounded a man, while another woman faces weapons and battery charges in a separate case involving an injured woman.
South Side shooting charges
What we know:
Angela Thomas, 51, was taken into custody Thursday in the 1600 block of East 82nd Street in Avalon Park.
Police said Thomas was identified as the person who shot and injured a 32-year-old man on Oct. 14 in the same block she was arrested. She faces one felony count of attempted murder and one felony count of aggravated battery involving the discharge of a firearm.
In the second case, 31-year-old Tysheirrah Warren was arrested Wednesday in the 8200 block of South Lafayette Avenue in Chatham.
Police said Warren was identified as the person who shot and injured a 61-year-old woman on Oct. 11 in the 3900 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue in Oakland.
Warren faces one felony count of aggravated battery involving the discharge of a firearm and two felony counts related to possessing a loaded weapon.
What happened in the shootings
The 32-year-old man was shot in the back around 1:30 p.m., according to police. He then got into a vehicle and struck a steel beam in the 7900 block of South Stony Island Avenue in Avalon Park. He was taken to the University of Chicago Hospital in serious condition.
The 61-year-old woman was inside a business around 2:31 p.m. when she was shot in the left leg, police said. She was taken to the University of Chicago Hospital in good condition.
What we don’t know:
It remains unclear what led to either shooting.
What’s next:
Thomas was due in court Friday for a detention hearing, while Warren appeared on Thursday.
The Source: The information in this story came from the Chicago Police Department.
