Chicago police said a man has been charged for a shooting that left a teen and a child wounded on the steps of the Chicago Public Library in west Garfield Park Tuesday.
Adam Avizius, 37, is charged with one felony count of aggravated battery discharge of a firearm, police said.Family said 12-year-old Demarion Weatherspoon and a 16-year-old boy were shot Tuesday evening outside the library on Pulaski near Madison. Both are still recovering from their injuries.
Police said Tuesday that the two boys were outside the library when two adults got into an altercation nearby. Avizius allegedly opened fire, striking the boys. A security guard from the library brought Weatherspoon inside the building to render aid until paramedics arrived.
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