WILLOWBROOK, Ill. — Pre-trial release has been denied for two men accused of opening fire into a crowd during a Juneteenth celebration in the southwest suburbs in 2023, leaving one dead and 22 others injured.
20-year-old Fredrick Turner, a Humboldt Park resident, and 24-year-old Franshun Jordan, a Villa Park resident, have each been charged in connection with the mass shooting , DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin announced Wednesday.
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According to Berlin, Turner has been charged with two counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm and one count of aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon while Jordan has been charged with two counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm.
The charges stem from the duo’s alleged role in the shooting that erupted at the Juneteenth celebration in unincorporated Willowbrook in 2023.
According to prosecutors, the shooting unfolded just before 12:30 a.m. on June 18, 2023, while the crowd was gathered in the parking lot of a strip mall near Kingery Highway and Honeysuckle Rose Lane…