Overview
- Bashkim Rockwell allegedly fired at four 16-year-olds in a Honda Pilot at the 13 W. Rand Road McDonald’s drive-thru on July 25.
- No injuries were reported and the teenagers called 911 after hearing what they believed to be a gunshot and finding a bullet mark on their vehicle.
- An officer spotted a matching dark-colored sedan near Kensington Road and Wheeling Road, recorded its license plate and ended a high-speed chase for safety reasons.
- In coordination with the Whiteside County Sheriff’s Office, Mount Prospect police arrested Rockwell in Sterling on July 31.
- He faces felony counts including aggravated discharge of a firearm and aggravated fleeing and eluding police, as well as a misdemeanor speeding charge.