Man charged in Englewood domestic shooting
Ernest Wilson | Chicago police
CHICAGO - A man has been charged with shooting someone he knows Thursday in Englewood on the South Side.
Ernest Wilson, 52, is charged with one felony count each of aggravated battery with a firearm and attempted first-degree murder, according to Chicago police.
Wilson is accused of shooting the 20-year-old man while they stood outside about 7:25 a.m. in the 6700 block of South Perry Avenue, police said. Authorities said the incident appeared to be domestic in nature.
The man was taken to St. Bernard Hospital with a gunshot wound in his leg, police said. His condition stabilized.
Wilson, who lives in Englewood, left the scene but was taken into custody at 7:41 a.m. in the 6600 block of South Bell Avenue, police said.
He is being held without bail at Cook County Jail and was scheduled to appear in court May 22.