Teen hospitalized following shooting in Bourbonnais

BOURBONNAIS — A 17-year-old male is in stable condition at a Chicago hospital following a Monday afternoon shooting in the 1000 block of East Stratford Drive.

Acting Bourbonnais Police Chief Dave Anderson said police arrested the alleged shooter, 24-year-old Darrid Britton, of Kankakee. He is charged with aggravated battery discharging a weapon.

Kankakee County State’s Attorney Jim Rowe said Tuesday that Britton will be in court on Wednesday.

The victim suffered gunshot wounds to his facial area and upper body, Anderson said. The victim was transferred to a Chicago hospital.

The shooting occurred approximately 5:40 p.m.

Britton came to the village to retrieve items from an apartment in the 1000 block of East Stratford Drive. He was not given the items and an argument started with the victim, Anderson said.

Both the victim and Britton brandished guns, and both opened fire. Both weapons were semiautomatic, Anderson said.

Investigators have not been able to talk to the victim to learn more information, Anderson said.

Britton fired off rounds from outside the apartment, hitting the brick exterior as well as a window of the apartment, Anderson said.

Britton drove away in a vehicle. He called 911 from a business parking lot where he was taken into custody, Anderson said.

A second 911 call came from inside the apartment from a woman. There was a man inside the apartment as well, Anderson said.

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