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Chicago Man Charged in Back-to-Back Shootings That Wounded CPD Sergeant and Woman

A Tuesday detention hearing follows a rapid arrest with a recovered weapon.

Overview

  • Chicago police said Treavor Taylor, 26, faces two counts of attempted first-degree murder, three counts of aggravated battery to a peace officer, and two counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm.
  • Investigators reported two shootings minutes apart in Roseland and Pullman that left a 63-year-old woman and an on-duty sergeant wounded.
  • The sergeant was hit in the leg while driving a marked patrol car in the 11200 block of South Corliss Avenue around 11:11 p.m. and later arrived at a hospital in good condition.
  • Taylor was arrested at 11:35 p.m. in the 11100 block of South Corliss Avenue, about 20 minutes after the attacks, and police said they recovered a weapon at the time.
  • Police said the woman knew Taylor, and both victims were hospitalized, with the sergeant in good condition and the woman listed as fair.