Javontay Kindred, who was wounded in a Chicago police shooting along South St. Louis Avenue in North Lawndale was holding a gun, an agency says.
The shooting happened so close to Crown Community Academy of Fine Arts, 2128 S. St. Louis Ave., that members of the administration "heard shots fired in the vicinity of the school," principal Zarree Walker wrote to parents.
SEE ALSO: Chicago shooting: Police shoot, critically injure armed man in North Lawndale, officials say On Tuesday night, police announced that Kindred had been charged with felony counts of aggravated assault of a peace officer, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and unlawful use of a weapon by a felon.
Kindred has a significant criminal record that includes convictions for aggravated robbery, theft and aggravated battery of a government employee, court records show. In the latter case, he pleaded guilty to battering a youth development specialist at the Cook County Juvenile Justice and Detention Center.
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