Sentenced: Toddler In ‘Grave’ Condition After Being Shot In Face On Lake Shore Drive Downtown

[Sugar Cookie]

A toddler was left in “grave” condition after he was shot on Lake Shore Drive downtown in the midday hours Tuesday, in what police called a road rage incident.

One person was being questioned late Tuesday afternoon in connection with the incident.

As CBS 2’s Chris Tye reported, the 21-month-old boy was a passenger in a car shot at over the course of two blocks on northbound Lake Shore Drive near Roosevelt Road along Grant Park.

The car was shot at over the course of two blocks on northbound Lake Shore Drive near Roosevelt Road. Police said shots flew along the Drive for two blocks between 9th and 11th streets.

“I just heard her say her baby was shot,” a witness said.

The child was shot in the face. Police radio communications indicated he was shot once in the temple and once in the jaw.

The white sedan carrying the child ended up crashing on Lake Shore Drive near Monroe Drive.

Chicago police spokesman Tom Ahern said the shooting by sparked by road rage.

The conflict may have begun when one driver was not allowed to change lanes by another driver, CBS 2’s Chris Tye reported.

Toddler In 'Grave' Condition After Being Shot In Face On Lake Shore Drive Downtown

A toddler was left in "grave" condition after he was shot on Lake Shore Drive downtown in the midday hours Tuesday, in what police called a road rage incident.

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[Sejanus]

Asshole with a gun.
Lowlife

 

[Totemic]

Gee Chicago... nope, no one will know a damn thing. I enjoyed Chicago, bit at same time, wouldn't shed a fucking tear if it fell into Lake Michigan

 

[Donut Whisperer]

I’m a road rager with words and occasionally my middle finger. My best friend is constantly telling me I’m going to get shot one day when I flip off the wrong person.

“The conflict may have begun when one driver was not allowed to change lanes by another driver,”

This makes me wonder if a passive aggressive road rager was intentionally getting in the way of an aggressive road rager, and it led to this child being shot in the face. My bestie is probably right about flipping people off when driving. Not that I’ll ever admit that to him.

 

[Snarkymom]

That’s not even a bad area, especially compared to the south side. I’m a Chicago native and it’s really upsetting to see my city become a war zone. The politicians in IL and Chicago are so corrupt that nothing will ever change.

 

[cubby]

New invention: Car seat with a built in bullet proof shield. Because it seems only the kids ever get shot in this kind of stupidity.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

 

[Sevens My Charm]

@cubby you mind as well make it a bullet proof egg to seatbelt with a harness and put in tiny drill bit sized holes at the very top for air..

 

[Sugar Cookie]

A 43-year-old Chicago man has been charged in connection with an apparent road rage shooting on Lake Shore Drive downtown.

A 21-month-old boy was shot in the head near Grant Park on Tuesday. He remains hospitalized in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Lurie Children's Hospital, where doctors have placed him in a medical coma.

Jushawn Brown was arrested after Chicago police said he pulled out a gun Tuesday while in a car on Lake Shore Drive and shot at another vehicle in traffic during a road rage incident.

Brown of Englewood was arrested in Streeterville. He faces a felony charge of unlawful use of a weapon as a felon.

The child was in the same car as Brown, police said.

After Brown began shooting, the other driver shot back, police said, and one of the bullets hit the toddler.

While the boy's condition has not worsened over the last 24 hours, he is still critically ill. Hospital officials said the little boy's mother and grandmother are sitting by his bedside.

"He's still in a medical coma that we have placed him in to protect his brain during the injury. We're providing him with the medications to support his brain and to support his heart during this time," said Dr. Marcelo Malakooti, associate chief medical officer with Lurie Children's Hospital.

Doctors said they are cautiously hopeful for the toddler's recovery, but note that with this type of severe brain injury, conditions can change rapidly.

The boy, identified as Kayden Swann by family, is off life support, his great-grandfather Clifton Marvel said Wednesday. Doctors expect him to pull through.

Road rage shooting Chicago: Man faces gun charge after toddler critically hurt on Lake Shore Drive

The grandmother of a toddler who was shot on Lake Shore Drive spoke exclusively with ABC7 after her boyfriend was charged following the shooting Thursday.

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Brown is the penis of the child's grandmother

 

[Satanica]

In his 40's and still thuggin' it. Obviously, he shouldn't have anyone else around him in that case.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

Kayden suffered a severe brain injury and was put in a medically-induced coma and on a ventilator, doctors said. Earlier this week, doctors said the child was out of intensive care and showing “remarkable progress.”

Chicago police say the grandmother of 22-month-old Kayden Swann provided crucial help in the arrest of a man suspected of shooting the boy in the head in a brazen road-rage attack on Lake Shore Drive.

“We couldn’t have arrested him without her cooperation,” Chief of Detectives Brendan Deenihan said after attempted murder charges were filed against Deandre Binion, 25.

Detectives had used surveillance video to track the shooter’s car after the April 6 shooting, but it was the grandmother’s detailed description of the gunman that led to Binion’s arrest, Deenihan said in a news conference Thursday.

“She didn’t know the defendant. Like I said, this was road rage,” he said. “She gave us a great description, so we were able to put him in a photo array, and she eventually picked him out.”

Binion was arrested Tuesday and charged with attempted first-degree murder and aggravated battery with a firearm. Police recovered the weapon used in the shooting, along with other weapons, Deenihan said.

Prosecutors have previously charged Jushawn Brown with unlawful possession of a weapon in connection with the shooting. In his initial court hearing, prosecutors said Brown was driving his car on Lake Shore Drive, with Kayden in the rear seat, when an SUV that attempted to merge onto the highway nearly struck his car near Soldier Field.

Brown pulled over and yelled at the driver of the SUV, and the two exchanged words until the driver of the SUV pulled out a gun and showed it to Brown while asking him, “What did he want to do about it,” prosecutors said.

Brown took out his own gun and placed it on his lap before trying to drive away from the SUV, which followed him.

The driver of the SUV fired several shots at Brown’s car near the Shedd Aquarium, striking it several times. One of the bullets smashed through the rear passenger window and hit the boy in the head.

Brown continued to drive north until he lost control and crashed.

A good Samaritan picked up Brown, Brown’s girlfriend and the child and drove them to Northwestern Hospital.

Grandmother provided crucial help in arrest for road rage shooting of toddler on Lake Shore Drive, police say

"We couldn’t have arrested him without her cooperation," chief of detectives says.

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[Sugar Cookie]

The man driving the car that 22-month-old Kayden Swann was riding in on Lake Shore Drive told another driver who was becoming aggressive to back off and that he had a child in the car before the other driver started shooting, a prosecutor said Friday.

Deandre Binion, 25, is charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery in connection with firing a gun multiple times into a car earlier this month, according to police and court records. Binion appeared midday Friday before Judge Mary Marubio who ordered him to be held in jail without bond.

Binion was driving on Lake Shore Drive in an SUV that his girlfriend rented from Enterprise Rent-a-Car, said Assistant State’s Attorney Kevin DeBoni. As Binion was traveling north and approached Roosevelt Road, he stopped just short of the bumper of a Lincoln sedan that was being driven by Jushawn Brown, 43. Kayden was sitting in a child’s seat in the back and his grandmother, Brown’s girlfriend, was sitting in the front passenger seat.

Binion had been trying to get around the Lincoln but was stopped by the merging lane, DeBoni said. Brown leaned out of the driver’s side window and told Binion to back off and that he had a child in the car.

When the light turned green at Roosevelt, Brown sped off and moved into the left lane, DeBoni said. Binion moved into the lane right of Brown, driving parallel with him. Brown saw that Binion had a handgun in his hand and was dangling the gun toward the Lincoln. Brown then picked up his own handgun that was under the seat, displayed it to Binion before putting it on his lap.

As Brown drove past Roosevelt and around a curve, Binion fired four to five shots from inside the SUV, DeBoni said. Binion then stopped the SUV in the middle of Lake Shore Drive, got out and an another four to five shots at the Lincoln.

An off-duty police officer saw Binion get out of the SUV and fire multiple shots, DeBoni said. The off-duty officer then saw him get back into his SUV and make a sharp left onto Balbo Drive.

One bullet came through a window and struck Kayden in the head. Brown lost control of the car and crashed, prosecutors said and Brown took his gun and left the car. A good Samaritan drove the three to Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Kayden was then transferred to Lurie Children’s Hospital, where he was in serious condition this week.

Man told shooter there was a child in his car before 22-month-old Kayden Swann shot in head on Chicago's Lake Shore Drive, prosecutors say

CHICAGO – The man driving the car that 22-month-old Kayden Swann was riding in on Lake Shore Drive told another driver who was becoming aggressive to back off and that he had a child in the car before...

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Start making these death penalty cases.

He gave that baby a death sentence so the favor should be returned.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

October 15, 2023

The man accused of shooting a 2-year-old boy during a road rage incident on Lake Shore Drive in 2021 received a four-year sentence on Friday.

Deandre Binion, 27, struck a plea deal with prosecutors in which he pleaded guilty to aggravated discharge of a firearm into an occupied vehicle. In turn, the state dropped 16 felony charges, including seven counts of attempted murder. Judge Michael Hood handed down the sentence.

Binion’s parole date has not been set. However, he will receive a reduction in his four-year sentence for good behavior and day-for-day credit for all of the time he spent behind bars and wearing an ankle monitor.

Brown, originally charged with felony gun violations, was found guilty of a reduced charge of misdemeanor carrying a firearm in public last year. Judge Peggy Chiampas sentenced him to two years of probation and community service.

Twisting, turning tale of toddler shot during Lake Shore Drive road rage confrontation ends with a 4-year sentence - CWB Chicago

The Chicago man accused of shooting a 2-year-old boy during a road rage incident on Lake Shore Drive in 2021 received a four-year sentence on Friday.

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[cubby]

All over stupid shit, it always is, just stupidity. Then for this guy to get only 4 years that most likely will be reduced and then time off for time served, he's probably out right now.