Charges filed against man who shot another man in front of police

Charges have been filed against a Des Plaines man who shot and critically wounded a man in front of Chicago police.

Harrison District officers chased down and arrested Jeffrey Grafton, 31, after the shooting Monday night. Grafton, of the 9900 block of Holy Lane in Des Plaines, was charged with aggravated battery.

As officers watched, authorities say Grafton shot the 33-year-old man several times in the 4300 block of West Madison Street in the West Garfield Park neighborhood at about 10:20 p.m. Monday.

The victim was hit in the back and abdomen, and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition.

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