CHICAGO – A Cicero man is charged with attempted murder after allegedly shooting and injuring a driver in Chicago’s West Town neighborhood in April.
According to Chicago police, Ruben Vargas, 19, was arrested on Tuesday in the 1400 block of South 51st Avenue in Cicero.
He is charged with shooting a 37-year-old man around 12:30 a.m. on April 19 in the 1400 block of West Division Street.
According to investigators, the victim was driving when a person standing on the curb fired at him. The man was hit in the shoulder but was able to drive away before being transported to Northwestern Hospital in good condition.
Vargas faces one felony count of attempted first-degree murder and one count of aggravated battery with the discharge of a firearm.
