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Chicago Man Charged in Kennedy Expressway Road-Rage Shooting That Wounded Teen

The 14-year-old passenger suffered non-life-threatening injuries, self-transporting to a hospital.

Overview

  • Illinois State Police say Rene Garica, 52, fired into another vehicle on southbound I-90 near Ogden Avenue last Wednesday around 3:15 p.m.
  • He is charged with aggravated battery with a firearm and aggravated discharge of a firearm into an occupied vehicle, both felonies.
  • Garica pulled over after the shooting, and troopers took him into custody on the Kennedy Expressway.
  • The incident occurred near Chicago’s West Town neighborhood, according to the ISP account.
  • He remains in custody pending his first court appearance, local outlets reported.