Man charged with shooting into car, striking 8-year-old boy in Brighton Park

Ricco Carrasco, 29, faces felony gun charges, Chicago police announced Wednesday night.

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A man was charged with shooting into a car, striking an 8-year-old boy Feb. 18, 2022, in Brighton Park.

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A man has been charged with shooting into a car and striking an 8-year-old boy in Brighton Park last week.

Ricco Carrasco, 29, faces several gun felony charges, Chicago police announced Wednesday night.

Carrasco pulled up alongside a car last Friday in the 4000 block of South Brighton Place and opened fire, striking an 8-year-old boy inside, police said.

The boy was hit in the left buttock and taken to Stroger Hospital, where his condition was stabilized, police said.

A 50-year-old man and a 19-year-old man were also in the car but were not injured, police said.

Carrasco was scheduled to appear in bond court Thursday.

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