A 19-year-old woman on probation for a shooting has been charged in a shooting that left two victims wounded when she allegedly opened fire on a crowd in Waukegan.
Sophia Hanna, 19, of North Chicago, was charged with aggravated battery with a firearm, aggravated discharge of a firearm and unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon.
The Waukegan Police Department and North Chicago Police Department responded around 9 p.m. Sunday to the area of 14th Street and Lewis Avenue on the border of North Chicago and Waukegan for a report of shots fired.
Waukegan Deputy Police Chief Scott Chastain said it was learned that multiple subjects gathered in a parking lot at 1824 14th Street in Waukegan.
The gathering was for a pre-arranged fight that was supposed to take place between two females over a relationship with another person, Chastain said.
While gathering in the parking lot before the fight started, there were shots fired into the crowd of people.
A juvenile, who is a Waukegan resident in her teenage years, was shot in the hip and transported to Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan, Chastain said.
A 22-year-old Park City woman was shot in the right thigh and was transported by ambulance to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville.
Officers collected two different caliber shell casings, indicating that multiple people were shooting guns.
Multiple witnesses identified Hanna as one of the suspects who opened fire, Chastain said in an update Saturday.
Waukegan Police interviewed several people and collected all evidence at the scene.
The charges against Hanna were filed Friday and the Waukegan Police Department Community Crimes Division obtained an arrest warrant.
Officers arrested Hanna Friday while conducting an anti-violence suppression detail, Chastain said.
Court records show Hanna was charged in January 2022 with shooting a victim in Waukegan on January 11, 2022.
She pleaded guilty last June to one count of attempted aggravated discharge of a firearm in exchange for her more serious charges being dismissed.
She was sentenced to 180 days in jail, 75 hours of public service and 30 months of probation.
Hanna was still on probation in that case when she allegedly committed last week’s shooting.
The Waukegan Police Department said they are asking anyone with further information to call the department’s tip line at 847-360-9001.
Tips can also be sent to the police department by texting 847411 and using the keyword WPDTIP before the message. The police department also has an iPhone and Android app for anonymous tips.