Driver in Lake Shore Drive shooting charged with attempted murder

Jennifer Medina
Jennifer Medina Photo credit Chicago police

CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- A Bridgeview woman is facing felony charges in connection with a shooting Saturday on Lake Shore Drive near Grant Park.

Jennifer Medina, 26, was charged with one count of attempted first-degree murder for the shooting that left a 19-year-old woman in critical condition, Chicago police said.

According to police, Medina was allegedly driving north on Lake Shore Drive when she pulled up next to a white Dodge Caliber at about 1:20 p.m. at a stoplight near Jackson Boulevard. After people in both vehicles exchanged words, someone in the back seat of Medina’s vehicle opened fire, striking the 19-year-old woman in the head, the Sun-Times reported.

Medina was arrested later that night in Bridgeview, police said. Chicago police spokesman Tom Ahern could not confirm Tuesday evening whether the shooter had also been taken into custody, the Sun-Times reported.

Medina is due in bond court Wednesday.

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