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- Chicago police announced charges against three men in separate attempted murder investigations involving two shootings and a domestic violence case.
- Illinois State Police also announced attempted murder charges against a Chicago man accused in an expressway road rage shooting.
- The charges stem from four unrelated incidents investigated by CPD and ISP.
CHICAGO – Four men are facing attempted murder charges in separate cases after arrests announced this week by the Chicago Police Department and Illinois State Police.
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Javan Weatherspoon, 34, of Chicago, is charged with one felony count of attempted first-degree murder.
Police said Weatherspoon was arrested July 22 by members of the Homicide Investigation Support Team and identified as the suspect in a July 19 shooting in the 5400 block of South Halsted Street.
According to investigators, an argument between Weatherspoon and a 45-year-old woman in a parking lot turned physical when he pulled out a gun and shot the woman in the leg around 2:15 p.m. The victim was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in stable condition.…