West Pullman man charged with shooting 12-year-old cousin, authorities say

West Pullman man charged with shooting 12-year-old cousin, authorities say

A West Pullman man who allegedly shot his 12-year-old cousin in the chest earlier this month was charged with attempted murder Monday, authorities said.

Chicago police have charged Deandre Warren, 18, with attempted murder, aggravated battery and aggravated battery on a child.

Prosecutors say he fired a laser-equipped weapon at his younger cousin, wounding him in the arm, chest and abdomen.

Warren fled the scene of the shooting in the North Kenwood neighborhood shortly after it happened Aug. 5, prosecutors said. Other family members, including children, were present during the shooting, according to court documents. Police said they arrested him Friday in the Grand Boulevard neighborhood on the South Side.

At a hearing Monday morning, Cook County Judge Thomas Nowinski ordered Warren held in jail pending trial, documents show. Warren is scheduled to appear in court again on Aug. 30.