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Men charged over UPS shooting

Friday, July 24th, 2009

Two men have been charged with shooting a UPS driver on 21 July in the US, The Chicago Sun Times reports.

Two men have been charged with shooting a UPS driver on 21 July in the US, The Chicago Sun Times reports.

The article continues:

James F. Thomas Jr., 19, and Shawn M. Scott, 17, were each charged with one count each of attempted first-degree murder, aggravated battery with a firearm and attempted armed robbery with a firearm, according to police News Affairs.

Thomas and Scott are accused of shooting and robbing a UPS driver.

Thomas and Scott allegedly approached the driver and telling him to drive away with them in the truck. The 28-year-old driver refused, exited the truck and attempted to run away, but one of the men allegedly shot him in the back as he fled, according to a report from police News Affairs.

Fire Media Affairs spokesman Quention Curtis said the man was initially taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in critical condition.

Source: Chicago Sun Times

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