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Teen Arrested After 19-Year-Old Woman Shot Inside Car in Round Lake Beach

Police call the case isolated with no ongoing threat to the community.

Overview

  • The shooting occurred around 10 p.m. Tuesday in the 900 block of Clarendon Drive, according to police.
  • Officers found the victim outside a parked vehicle with a gunshot wound as a bystander rendered aid.
  • Investigators determined the gunfire came from inside the car and identified a 17-year-old acquaintance as the suspect.
  • The teen was arrested and taken to the Robert W. Depke Juvenile Complex Center on charges of aggravated battery with a firearm, aggravated discharge of a firearm, and aggravated battery with great bodily harm.
  • The woman was transported to a local hospital and is expected to recover, and police are seeking tips at 847-270-9111.