Chicago man charged with attempted murder in connection with April shooting in West Woodlawn
A 30-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder in connection with an April shooting.
Keenan Levy, of the 11500 block of South Lafayette Avenue, was arrested Wednesday near his West Pullman home after Chicago police said he had been identified as the gunman in a West Woodlawn attack.
He appeared before Judge David Navarro for a bond hearing Thursday, and was denied bail.
Levy is accused of shooting a 40-year-old man multiple times in the torso in the 700 block of East 67th Street on April 22. The 40-year-old had been standing outside when someone walked up and shot him just before midnight, according to Chicago police.
Levy was charged with first-degree attempted murder and unauthorized use of a weapon because, as a felon, he was not allowed to possess or use a firearm. Two warrants also were issued for his arrest, police said.
According to the Cook County assistant state’s attorney who spoke at the hearing, the victim and Levy had known each other for about seven years. The day of the shooting, Levy and the victim were together for several hours at a barber’s home, and then later went to another location together.
Witnesses said they saw the shooter approach the victim from behind, striking him 11 times before he escaped in his car, a white Pontiac, the prosecutor said. The shooting was captured by a surveillance camera at a nearby liquor store.
The victim later identified Levy as the gunman by name and by photograph. While surveilling him, officers noted Levy in the same car that the shooter was said to have driven off in after the shooting.
Levy had a loaded firearm in his car, but one of a different caliber than the weapon used in the shooting, according to the prosecutor.
The defendant has two prior controlled substance convictions.
His public defender said Levy lives with his mother and has two children, a 12-year-old and a newborn. He works full time as a truck driver.
The defense argued that since the gun was not the same as the one used in the shooting, there was no proof that Levy committed the crime. He also added that there are issues with photo identification in criminal cases.
Levy is scheduled to be back in court Sept. 24.
