Gunman In Uptown Shooting That Critically Wounded Teen Arrested, Alderman Cappleman Says

Report: Gunman Arrested In August Uptown Shooting
CHICAGO, IL - AUGUST 19: Chicago police investigate a shooting in front of the Uptown Baptist Church on August 19, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. Five people were shot, one fatally, during the drive-by shooting in which gunmen fired more than 20 rounds at a group of people standing in front of the church. At least 9 people have been killed and about 30 others wounded in shootings in the city over the past 4 days. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL - AUGUST 19: Chicago police investigate a shooting in front of the Uptown Baptist Church on August 19, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. Five people were shot, one fatally, during the drive-by shooting in which gunmen fired more than 20 rounds at a group of people standing in front of the church. At least 9 people have been killed and about 30 others wounded in shootings in the city over the past 4 days. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Story by Adeshina Emmanuel, courtesy DNAinfo Chicago:

UPTOWN — Police have arrested the alleged gunman responsible for a late August shooting in Uptown that left a teen boy in critical condition, according to the office of 46th Ward Ald. James Cappleman.

The suspect is "now in custody and charged for the shooting that occurred at Broadway & Wilson on Saturday, Aug. 31," Cappleman said in a newsletter. The alderman said the gunman is also being questioned about other shootings.

A police spokesman could not immediately confirm the alderman's report.

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