DUPAGE COUNTY, Ill. (WBBM NEWSRADIO) — A judge on Sunday set bail at $1.5 million for a 34-year-old woman jailed for a domestic shooting in unincorporated DuPage County that left a 27-year-old man hospitalized with a bullet lodged in his spine.
Rosa Lagrone allegedly fired a pistol on Friday in her home at the man, striking him in his arm and torso. She faces first degree attempted murder, aggravated battery involving the discharge of a firearm and aggravated domestic battery in the shooting, according to the DuPage County sheriff's office.
Judge Paul Marchese set bail at a Sunday morning hearing.
"Just days removed from Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October, we are faced with this tragic shooting of a young man near Naperville. Domestic violence cases are up, in DuPage County, nearly 50 percent over this same period last year and this cannot be tolerated," Sheriff James Mendrick said in a press release.
Referencing an article recently published in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine, DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin said there are double-digit increases in domestic violence incidents since the start of the pandemic.
"I urge anyone, male or female, who is the victim of domestic violence or feels they may be in an abusive relationship to seek help before something as serious as what is alleged in this case occurs," Berlin said in the press release.
He recommended those seeking help in DuPage County contact the Metropolitan Family Services DuPage.
Lagrone's next court date is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on Dec. 7.
