A 61-year-old man was facing felony charges after his 12-year-old relative was grazed by a bullet that discharged from a weapon he was removing from his pocket early Friday morning at a South Side gas station, Chicago police said.
A 61-year-old man is facing felony charges after his 12-year-old relative was grazed by a bullet that discharged from a gun he was removing from his pocket early Friday morning at a South Side gas station, Chicago police said.
Martin Guest, of the 8800 block of South Ridgeland Avenue, was charged with reckless discharge of a firearm and aggravated unlawful use of a loaded weapon. He also was charged with a misdemeanor count of endangering a child, police said.
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