Dad opened fire with a gun in each hand, took cover behind minivan containing his 8 kids: prosecutors

In shocking allegations, prosecutors say a man opened fire on a Rogers Park street, firing a gun with each hand, and then tossed both loaded weapons into a nearby minivan where his eight young children were sitting. And, prosecutors say, the kids’ mom tossed a loaded shotgun into the vehicle, too.

Zantarrian Ferguson, 33, and Daphanie Johnson, 32, are each charged with unlawful possession of a weapon and eight counts of child endangerment. Judge James Murphy detained both of them.

It all started around 3:30 p.m. on April 27 when officers in the Rogers Park (24th) District allegedly saw Ferguson firing two guns at three men in the 7600 block of North Ashland…

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