CHICAGO – A Chicago man has been charged with attempted murder in connection with a shooting that injured a young woman earlier this year, police said.
What we know:
Police identified the suspect as Robert Lovelady, 19, who was arrested on Tuesday in the 11800 block of South Perry. He is accused of shooting a 19-year-old woman March 27 on the same block.
Police said the woman was inside a home around 9:15 p.m. when a gunshot went off and struck her in the abdomen.
She was treated at the scene by Chicago Fire Department paramedics and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition, police said.
What we don’t know:
Police have not said what led to the shooting or whether Lovelady knew the victim.
What’s next:
Lovelady faces one felony count of attempted first-degree murder, according to police. His detention hearing is scheduled for Friday at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse.
The Source: The information in this story came from the Chicago Police Department.