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Chicago Man Charged in Drive-By Shooting

Jesus E. Reyes, 20, faces aggravated discharge of a firearm and unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon in connection with Tuesday night's shooting near 183rd Street and Oak Park Avenue, police said.

 

A Chicago man was arrested Thursday in connection with a late Wednesday night shooting between two cars near 183rd Street and Oak Park Avenue, Tinley Park Police reported.

READ: No One Hurt, 7 Suspects in Custody After Drive-By Shooting

Jesus E. Reyes, 20, was charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm and unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon. Bond was set at $200,000, and his next court date is Oct. 4.

Reyes was one of seven people taken in to custody Tuesday after police responded to a call at around 9:40 p.m. about a shooting near the Always Open convenience store, around 183rd Street and Oak Park Avenue.

READ: Midlothian Man Arrested in Connection With Burglary

According to police, the shooting possibly stemmed from a gang dispute between members in two cars, who also drove worked at a nearby warehouse. Shell casings were found at the scene, and officers discovered a .25-caliber handgun in one of the stopped vehicles.

No one was injured in the shooting.

 

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Jackie Daugherty

12:15 pm on Friday, September 14, 2012

"After the shots were fired, the gang members got back into their cars and went back to work," Am I the only one wondering how 7 rival gang members get hired at CARMAX? Really? What does their interview process look like if they managed to employ 7 rival active gang members?

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Randal

3:52 pm on Friday, September 14, 2012

they must be extremely well disciplined to be able to keep there personal business separate from their work.

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TP Resident

9:48 am on Saturday, September 15, 2012

They didn't work for Carmax. They work as temp workers for the warehouse that will be housing Kuerig coffee.

Ray Blah Blah Blah

6:57 pm on Friday, September 14, 2012

In the article, Mayor Zabrocki confirmed they were gangbangers and said That they went to the store to buy beer on their break, threw a bottle at rival gangbangers then went back to work.
Can you see the conversation when they returned to work? "What did you do on your break?" A: "I drank beer and shot at my co-worker".
I thought the shooting was a drive by? Previous articles stated the police found casings in the street. How did they shoot em up at the store, get back in the car and drive away if the casings were in the street?
There is a discrepancy between previous reports and the Mayor's comments
http://southtownstar.suntimes.com/neighborhoodstar/tinleypark/15124430-418/chicago-man-charged-in-tinley-park-shooting-incident.html

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