Second suspect charged in Evanston shooting: police

The Brief

  • A second suspect, 19-year-old Cajmere Lemond of Evanston, has been charged in connection with an April shooting on Howard Street.
  • Police arrested Lemond on May 14 and recovered two loaded guns from his backpack, including one reported stolen from Ohio.
  • The April 21 shooting left one person with non-life-threatening injuries, and the investigation remains ongoing.

EVANSTON, Ill. A second person has been charged in an April shooting in Evanston, according to police.

Cajmere T. Lemond, 19, of Evanston, has been charged with two felony counts of aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon and one felony count of mob action.

On May 14, police found and caught Lemond, who they believed to be connected to the earlier shooting. Two loaded firearms were recovered from Lemond’s backpack, police say. An investigation revealed that one of the guns was reported stolen out of Ohio.

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