CHICAGO — Prosecutors have filed attempted murder charges in connection with last week’s double shooting in Edgewater. Tavaris Davis, 20, is facing two counts of attempted murder for allegedly firing shots into an apartment, critically injuring his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend.
Chicago police officers responded to calls of a person shot inside an apartment in the 5800 block of North Kenmore around 10:50 p.m. last Friday, February 7, according to a CPD media statement. They found two gunshot victims at the scene, a 25-year-old man and a woman whose age has not been released. Prosecutors said Davis knows the male victim from high school.
Davis knew his ex was at the male victim’s apartment last Friday, prosecutors said, and video allegedly showed Davis holding a firearm with a laser sight. He fired the weapon into the apartment, striking both victims. They remained in critical condition and in comas this week, officials said. The man has gunshot wounds throughout his body and the woman was shot in the chin. A bullet is lodged in her spine.
CWBChicago reported last weekend that the victims were familiar with the gunman, and CTA surveillance video showed a man matching that description boarding a northbound train at Thorndale shortly after the shooting. Investigators quickly focused on Davis. Prosecutors said he “made admissions” after being arrested.
Judge Sabra Ebersole detained Davis, whose next court date is March 7.
