19-year-old Naperville man charged in Saturday night shooting
A 19-year-old Naperville man faces weapon and drug charges related to the late-Saturday night shooting of two men attempting to steal marijuana in Naperville.
Yusuf Syed, 19, of the 25W200 block of Concord Road, is charged with aggravated battery with a firearm, aggravated battery involving discharging a weapon at a specific person, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon for not having a FOID card, manufacturing or delivering more than 30 grams of marijuana, and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon that was loaded. If convicted, Syed could face 12 to 60 years in prison.
DuPage County Judge Timothy McJoynt set bail at $250,000 during a Tuesday afternoon hearing.
Police began investigating after officers were called to Edward Hospital about midnight for a report of two men with gunshot wounds.
One man was shot in the lower torso causing injury to his spinal cord and the other was shot three times in the legs. Prosecutors said that at 11:12 p.m., the two men met Syed in a parking lot on Fitness Drive in Naperville to purchase cannabis. One of the men grabbed a bag of cannabis from Syed's lap as he sat in his vehicle and both men then ran away. Syed then is accused of pursuing them in his vehicle and shooting the men.
Syed was arrested Sunday afternoon as he attempted to leave his home.
“The charges against (Syed) illustrate that in the illegal underworld of drug dealers and their customers, things can turn potentially fatal in an instant,” DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin said after the hearing. “Thankfully, the injuries sustained by the victims in this case, while very serious, do not appear to be life-threatening.”
Syed's next court appearance is scheduled June 17 in front of Judge Robert Miller.