A suspect involved in a shooting earlier this month was just taken into custody by the Chicago Police Department and the U.S. Marshals Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force. According to a news release from the Chicago Police Department, James Harris, 44, of the 3100 block of W. Marquette in Chicago, was taken into custody on November 19, 2024. A count of aggravated violence with a firearm and another count of being an armed habitual criminal are among the major felony counts against him.
The victim, who was 45 years old, was shot on November 3, 2024, in Chicago’s 8th District. Two weeks after the event, Harris, the alleged culprit, was taken into jail in the 3100 block of W. Mann Dr. Federal agents and local law enforcement worked together to make his arrest. The Chicago Police Department has stated that no other details have been released as of yet.
On November 21, 2024, Harris is scheduled to show up for a detention hearing at the Cook County Criminal Courthouse. The outcome of this court case will decide whether he is detained until trial. Harris’s designation as a “armed habitual criminal,” which implies past convictions involving the use of guns, is one of the charges that point to a troubling history of criminal behavior.
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