"Ignoramus4115" wrote in message
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Paul... here's a newer article...

Shooting at Wauconda home linked to mistaken address

Wauconda police said today that a shooting and alleged home invasion
early Saturday night appears to be the result of a mistaken address.

Two Wauconda residents, a 15-year-old boy and a 49-year-old man, were
shot by the owner of a house on the 300 block of Indian Ridge Trail in
the far north suburb just before 6 p.m., police said, after the two
refused to leave the residence.

Wauconda Police Commander John Thibault said the pair believed they
were picking up a family member at the home. When told by the
homeowners that their family member was not present, the suspects did
not believe them, he said.

The pair forced their way in and assaulted the two people inside,
causing minor injuries, according to police.

One of the homeowners, who Thibault said is a registered firearm
owner, then shot both the man and the teen with a small caliber
handgun. All four, whom authorities declined to identify, were taken
to area hospitals.

Police said the teen and both homeowners were treated at Advocate Good
Shepherd Hospital in Barrington and released. The 49-year-old man, who
underwent surgery at Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge on Sunday
morning, remained in critical condition Monday, according to Thibault.

He said no charges have been filed in the case and police have not
arrested anyone. Investigators continue to interview both the suspects
and the homeowners, a pair Thibault described as "still pretty shaken
up."

Authorities declined to identify the family member that the teenager
and man were seeking, but did say that individual "is and was always
safe, as far as we know."

Police said the incident was not gang or drug related.

But Thibault said police are still trying to answer some questions,
such as the "exact rationale" for the two forcing their way inside.

-- Georgia Garvey

They were looking for their 11 year old kid and went to the wrong house to
pick him up.