A suburban man was ordered held in lieu of $2 million bail Sunday in connection with a September shooting at a hot dog stand that left one man dead and another paralyzed.
Randy Edmondson, 27, of Midlothian, is facing charges of first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder and aggravated battery in connection to the shooting, according to court documents.
Edmondson allegedly got into an argument with someone about 5:20 a.m. Sept. 30 at Johnny O’s Hot Dogs on the 900 block of West 35th Street, Assistant State’s Attorney Elizabeth Dibler said.
He then allegedly pulled out a handgun and shot Jose Escobar, 25, in the face, Dibler said.
He also shot a 36-year-old man four times, striking him in the back and shoulder, she said.
Escobar died shortly after the shooting, while the other victim is now paralyzed, Dibler said.
One witness ran across the street to his house after the shooting, she said.
Edmondson followed him and got a ride to West 47th Street and the Dan Ryan Expressway, Dibler said.
He allegedly told the witness and the witness's girlfriend that “...she needed to get him out of here and that he was not going back to the county jail,” according to court documents.
Witnesses at the shooting scene identified Edmondson as the gunman, Dibler said.
He is an admitted member of the Satan’s Disciples gang, according to court documents.
The altercation that occurred shortly before the shooting was also captured on the building’s surveillance camera, Dibler said.
Multiple witnesses also identified Edmondson as the shooter, she said.
Edmondson has one 2009 felony conviction for aggravated discharge of a firearm, Dibler said.
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