Video shows moments before man shot in River North; gunman charged in later Near West Side crash

Curtis Roberts held on $100K bond
Sunday, June 18, 2023
CHICAGO (WLS) -- River North residents were on-edge Sunday after a man was chased down a street and shot in the head on Saturday evening.

Surveillance video captured the shooting. ABC7 paused the video before the suspect opens fire.
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Police said the shooting happened in the 300 block of West Erie Street just after 6:30 p.m. A 27-year-old man was near the sidewalk when someone approached him and opened fire.

The victim, shot in the head, self-transported to Stroger Hospital in critical condition, police said.

The alleged shooter, Curtis Roberts, fled in a Jeep, which hit another vehicle near South Ashland Avenue and West Van Buren Street, police said.
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Police said Roberts was arrested, and has been charged with multiple felonies and misdemeanors related to the crash. He's being held on $100,000 bond.

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