Suspect charged in Chicago shooting that injured former Dolton mayor Tiffany Henyard’s father
A suspect has been charged in a Chicago shooting that injured former Dolton mayor Tiffany Henyard’s father, she and Chicago police said Saturday.
Chicago police had been looking for a group of three people who ambushed a group of people on the West Side and shot one of them.
The man who was shot is the father of former Dolton mayor Tiffany Henyard.
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The shooting happened around 5:54 p.m. on March 25 in the 1300 block South Kedzie Avenue in North Lawndale, Chicago police said.
A suspect, 18-year-old Cordale Carroll, is now facing charges, including attempted murder, CPD said Saturday.
Carroll was arrested Thursday in Chicago, police said. He appeared in court Saturday.
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Henyard said her father was critically wounded in the shooting, but did survive.
The former Dolton mayor issued a statement Saturday, saying in part, “First, I want to thank God that the Chicago Police Department and detectives have captured one of the suspects in the shooting of my father. I have faith that the remaining individuals involved will also be brought to justice.”
No further information about the shooting was immediately available as Chicago police continue to investigate.
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