Man charged with West Chicago shooting

Marco Calderon allegedly fired six rounds at a vehicle occupied by four people about 7 p.m. in the 200 block of West Pomeroy Street, prosecutors said.

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A man was charged in connection with a shooting from April 12, 2021, in West Chicago.

A man was charged in connection with a shooting from April 12, 2021, in West Chicago.

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A man is accused of shooting at four people in a vehicle, striking one, earlier this month in West Chicago.

Marco Calderon, 18, was arrested April 22 and charged with aggravated battery with a firearm, aggravated discharge of a firearm and possession of a firearm by a street gang member, the DuPage County state’s attorney’s office said in a statement.

On April 12, Calderon allegedly fired six rounds at a vehicle occupied by four people about 7 p.m. in the 200 block of West Pomeroy Street, prosecutors said.

One of the passengers was struck in the back, while the other occupants were not injured, prosecutors said. Calderon allegedly drove off after the shooting.

Calderon was ordered held on $750,000 bail and is expected back in court May 17.

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