A federal judge on Monday ordered a man accused of firing a gun on a busy street outside Wrigley Field earlier this month to remain held without bail.
Suspect Raphael Hammond, 37, was charged with being a felon in possession of a handgun in connection with the shooting, the Chicago Tribune reported.
According to the criminal complaint, Hammond was standing outside a bowling alley across the street from the stadium around 1 a.m. Wednesday when a masked man jumped out of an SUV and fired shots at him. Two of Hammond’s friends were injured.
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Hammond ran inside the bowling alley. The suspect jumped into the SUV and the SUV sped off down the street. Hammond came out of the bowling alley with a gun and fired shots at the fleeing vehicle, according to the complaint.
A panoramic view of the marquee outside Wrigley Field with an orange flag supporting gun violence awareness before the game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs on Sunday, June 5, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. (Jeffrey Phelps/MLB Photo via Getty Images)
The man’s lawyer, Patrick Boyle, requested home detention. He said Hammond ran into the bowling alley, saw his friend’s gun on the ground and made a split-second decision to protect himself.
“He wasn’t looking for a confrontation,” Boyle said.
But U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeffrey Gilbert said Hammond’s criminal history showed he was dangerous. Prosecutors said he has five felony convictions, most recently a federal conviction for being a felon in possession of a handgun. Gilbert also noted that Hammond was shot 12 times.
“Either you find the problem, or the problem finds you,” Gilbert said. “It’s a matter of a capital ‘T’. ”
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Prosecutors said the suspect in the SUV remains at large and the motive for the attack remains unclear.
