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Three months after a 15-year-old was shot in the chest during an argument on East 47th Street, 48-year-old Shauntay Sardin faces three counts of attempted murder.
Chicago Police Department officers have charged a 48-year-old man with attempted murder three months after a violent fight left a teenager shot in the chest.
Police identified the suspect as Shauntay Sardin, a resident living in the 1900 block of East 72nd Place in South Shore.
Officers apprehended Sardin on Monday along the 5100 block of South Indiana Avenue following a multi-month investigation.
The arrest stems from a shooting that occurred shortly after 6:00 p.m. on June 20 along the 700 block of East 47th Street.
Investigators report that an argument broke out between the victim and another male along the commercial Bronzeville corridor.
The verbal dispute escalated into a physical confrontation when the offender pulled out a firearm and opened fire.
A 15-year-old boy suffered a direct gunshot wound to the chest during the sudden discharge of gunfire.
Emergency medical responders rushed the injured teenager to Comer Children’s Hospital for urgent trauma care.
Two additional individuals were standing alongside the 15-year-old victim during the attack but managed to escape physical harm.
Detectives charged Sardin with three felony counts of attempted first-degree murder to account for all three people targeted in the gunfire.
Prosecutors also charged the defendant with one felony count of aggravated battery involving the discharge of a firearm.
Sardin was taken into custody without further incident by Second District officers before being processed for court.
Court records indicate Sardin was scheduled for a formal detention hearing on Tuesday at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse.
Judges at 2600 South California Avenue will review the felony charges to decide if Sardin remains detained pending trial.
Community violence intervention groups urge residents to utilize conflict resolution resources before disputes escalate into gun violence.
Area One and Area Two detectives collaborated to conclude the active homicide-attempt investigation.
