Ivan Gomez / Photo from Chicago Police
BY LEEANN SHELTON
Sun-Times Media
A man has been charged with two weapons-related offenses in connection with a fatal gang-related shooting last week outside a Logan Square grocery, but he was not charged with murder, authorities said.
Ivan Gomez, 21, was charged with felony unlawful possession of a firearm by a street gang member and felony aggravated unlawful use of a weapon without a FOID card, police said.
The charges stem from a May 13 shooting that killed 19-year-old Jonathan Garcia outside FoodSmart Urban Market, at 2901 W. Armitage Ave., authorities said. A second man was also wounded in the shooting.
Authorities said Garcia and a 33-year-old man got into a fight with two other men outside the store.
During the fight, one of the men pulled out a gun and shot Garcia and the 33-year-old, authorities said.
Garcia, 19, of the 3300 block of West Palmer Street, was shot in the chest and died at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center less than 30 minutes later, authorities said.
The 33-year-old man was shot in the shoulder and neck, police said. He was also taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center for treatment.
Investigators recovered a .38-caliber revolver at the scene, police said.
Prosecutors said Garcia initiated the shooting, which was captured on video, so Gomez was not charged with murder, according to the Chicago Tribune.
Gomez was ordered held without bond and will be back in court May 26, according to the Cook County sheriff’s office.