Chinatown burglar who got shot by homeowner gets two-year sentence – CWB Chicago
A burglar who was shot after a concealed carry holder returned home and confronted him during a Chinatown break-in has been sentenced to two years in prison. The burglary occurred four years ago, but the case was delayed after Tywone Underwood, 34, skipped bail and remained missing for three years.
Back on the evening of October 3, 2022, Chicago police responded to a “person shot” call at a home in the 300 block of West 24th Place. They found Underwood suffering from a gunshot wound to the abdomen.
The 32-year-old homeowner told police he returned home and noticed that his garage door was open and a bicycle was leaning nearby. When he looked through a side door of the garage, Underwood allegedly charged at him. The homeowner, who had a concealed carry license, stepped back, drew his firearm, and shot Underwood once in the abdomen.
Police recovered the homeowner’s PlayStation, Yeezy slippers, and Apple iPod from the garage. Prosecutors said Underwood had removed the items from the man’s residence after entering through an unlocked second-floor window and ransacking the home.
This week, Underwood pleaded guilty to residential burglary before Judge Jennifer Coleman. She sentenced him to two years in prison and awarded him 207 days of credit for time served in the Cook County Jail before and after his three-year hiatus.
In Lake County, court records show Underwood pleaded guilty to a 2022 residential burglary last week and received a six-year sentence.
According to reporting by Lake and McHenry County Scanner, a Vernon Hills resident called 911 on May 19, 2022, after returning home to find her alarm activated and her front door damaged and ajar. Officers found the master bedroom ransacked, with the woman’s laptop, camera, and other belongings missing. Surveillance footage and the burglar’s getaway car led investigators to identify Underwood, the outlet reported.
Chicago police arrested Underwood later that same day for driving with a suspended license. Officers allegedly found the victim’s property inside his BMW, including a USB drive containing hundreds of photographs from her wedding. They also found the woman’s jewelry on Underwood’s person. But Underwood was not immediately charged in the Lake County burglary, allowing him to return to the streets and, ultimately, get shot during the Chinatown break-in.
Cook County records show that Underwood stopped appearing in court here in June 2023. He has been in the custody of various authorities since being arrested in June 2025 for aggravated battery to a government employee in Aurora.
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