A Rogers Park woman is facing felony charges in connection with a shooting that wounded another woman outside a South Loop restaurant earlier this week.
Shaquita Brown, 39, is charged with aggravated battery by discharging a firearm, Chicago police said. She is scheduled to appear in court for a detention hearing on Friday afternoon, when additional details about the allegations are expected to be released.
The shooting occurred around 1:25 p.m. Tuesday outside a Wingstop restaurant at 500 West Roosevelt Road. Officers in the area heard gunfire and quickly found the injured woman.
The victim, believed to be between 20 and 25 years old, had been involved in a verbal altercation with another woman outside the business when the confrontation turned violent. The other woman, allegedly Brown, pulled out a gun and opened fire, striking the victim in the right knee and right calf.
Responding officers applied a tourniquet to reduce blood loss before paramedics transported the woman to Stroger Hospital, where she was listed in fair condition.
Witnesses told police the shooter fled in a black Toyota SUV, which was last seen possibly driving north on Canal Street after the attack.
