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Schaumburg man charged with attempted murder in Elgin-area party shooting

A man is charged with attempted murder after a shooting that injured three people at a party Sunday near Elgin.

Jeremy L. Holt, 26, of Schaumburg, is charged with attempted murder, aggravated discharge of a weapon, armed violence, aggravated battery — strangulation and mob action, according to a press release from the Kane County Sheriff’s Office.

Holt was arrested on Monday. He is due in Kane County Circuit Court’s first-appearance court Wednesday, according to the release.

The shooting occurred around 12:01 a.m. at a family party on the 8N500 block of Gingerwood Lane, the sheriff said.

Authorities say people started fighting outside and continued it inside, where the shooting happened. A 70-year-old man, a 36-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman were injured.

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