VERNON HILLS (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - Police in north suburban Vernon Hills have arrested a man for a shooting at a shopping mall Thursday night.
Police arrested 36-year-old Jhonattan Garcia-Nava of North Chicago overnight at a home in Waukegan. Vernon Hills Police said he’s been charged with attempted murder in a shooting at the Hawthorn Hills Square Shopping Center that happened at about 7:15 p.m.
A man or young man was shot multiple times near the Liquor Barn and was in critical condition at the hospital. Police believe he and Garcia-Nava know each other.
Police had asked the public to avoid the busy outdoor mall at Milwaukee and Townline Road while they were investigating.
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