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Three charged in Wheeling shooting

Three people have been charged in light of a drug deal gone bad, Wheeling police said Tuesday.

Jasmine Garcia, 19, Rakwan Crosby, 17, and Antonio Collins, 17, have all been charged with aggravated robbery and aggravated battery with a firearm. Crosby and Collins were charged as adults.

Police responded to the 400 block of McHenry Road on Feb. 10 after a report of two people with gunshot wounds, according to a news release.

Police said the teens had reached out to the victim to buy cannabis but planned to rob the dealer.

One of the offenders pointed a handgun at the victim and "announced a robbery,"

gunfire was exchanged, and the victim was shot in the chest, police said.

The incident is still under investigation. The teens' next scheduled court date is Wednesday.

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