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Chicago man charged with attempted murder in Chinatown shooting

By Will Hager
Published  February 11, 2025 6:54am CST
Chinatown
FOX 32 Chicago

The Brief

    • A Chicago man was charged with attempted murder after a shooting early Sunday morning in Chinatown. 
    • Police said Terris Williams, 31, shot a 35-year-old man after a fight and attempted to shoot another person but missed. 
    • Officers arrested Williams shortly after the incident, and he is scheduled for a detention hearing on Tuesday.

CHICAGO - A Chicago man was charged with attempted murder in connection with a shooting Sunday morning in the Chinatown neighborhood.

The backstory:

Terris Williams, 31, allegedly got into a fight with several people around 2 a.m. in the 400 block of West 24th Street, police said.

When the fight was over, Williams retrieved a handgun and shot a 35-year-old man in the buttocks, police said. He also tried to shoot at a 36-year-old man but missed, according to police.

Terris Williams | Chicago police

Responding officers arrested Williams minutes after the shooting. He was charged with aggravated battery/discharge of a firearm, aggravated battery causing great bodily harm and first-degree attempted murder.

Williams has a detention hearing scheduled for Tuesday.

The Source: The information in this story came from the Chicago Police Department.

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