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A Friday evening confrontation inside a Humboldt Park commercial establishment turned violent when a gunman opened fire.
The incident occurred around 7:20 p.m. on Friday, October 9, 2026, in the 4400 block of West Cortez Street.
A 31-year-old man stood inside the local business when an unknown male attacker approached him.
The attacker produced a firearm and fired a shot directly into the victim’s chest.
Emergency medical personnel arrived at the West Cortez Street location shortly after the gunfire.
Paramedics transported the injured 31-year-old man to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition for emergency trauma treatment.
Chicago police officers responded rapidly to the scene in the 11th District.
Responding CPD personnel located a handgun on the premises during their initial walk-through.
Officers spotted the fleeing suspect in the same 4400 block of West Cortez Street.
CPD personnel took the suspect into custody at approximately 7:28 p.m., just eight minutes after the shooting occurred.
Law enforcement officers identified the arrested suspect as 34-year-old Janeiro Jackson.
Detectives transported Jackson to the station for interrogation and formal processing.
Cook County prosecutors officially charged Jackson with one felony count of first-degree attempted murder.
Prosecutors also charged Jackson with one felony count of aggravated battery involving the discharge of a firearm.
Jackson appears at the 2600 South California courthouse on Monday, October 12, 2026, for a formal detention hearing.
