A 79-year-old Elgin man will not be charged in an incident wherein he discovered a much younger man sleeping in his home, fought with him, and ultimately shot him, sending the younger man to the hospital.
On Sunday morning at 8:54am, Elgin police officers responded to the 800 block of Carr Street for a report of a shooting victim, where they found a 29-year- old man with a gunshot wound. The Elgin Police Department SWAT team responded to the area along with detectives from the Major Investigations Division and the shooting victim was transported to a local hospital for treatment.
Upon investigation, it was determined that a gathering had occurred Sunday in the 100 block of South Commonwealth Avenue, and that at some point during the early morning hours the 29-year-old man left the gathering on foot. He subsequently returned to the area and entered the residence on Carr Street, which was near the location of the gathering. The resident of this location, a 79-year-old man, awoke to find the younger man sleeping. At some point a verbal and physical altercation occurred between the two which led to the shooting.
The facts of the case were reviewed by the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office and it was determined that no charges would be filed in this case.
