Overview
- Jovan McPherson pleaded guilty Monday and was sentenced to 35 years in prison with an order to serve 85% of the term, closing the criminal case.
- Prosecutors say the October 2021 incident began after McPherson seized a woman’s phone, threatened her with a handgun and forced her to drive to the Ulta Beauty in Lincoln Park.
- Body-worn camera footage recorded McPherson’s threats, including him saying “You will die,” and officials say two shots were fired with one bullet striking an officer in the cheek.
- McPherson acknowledged firing a gun but claimed officers shot first, a claim prosecutors dispute; officers did not fire their weapons according to authorities.
- At the time of the shooting McPherson was on felony probation and had prior juvenile adjudications, the squad car at the scene was there because of recent shoplifting, and the wounded officer survived and was released from the hospital.