Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Murders Produce Pair of Arrests

10 TV: One man was arrested and police were searching for another man after a robbery and shooting Monday night on the city's south side. Police said two men broke through the side door of a home on Calahan Road at about 11:30 p.m…. A man was inside the home with his children when the robbers entered. Investigators said the robbers shot the man in front of his children and stole a safe from the home. When officers arrived, they arrested one of the suspected robbers. Police continued to search for the other robber. The victim, whose name was not immediately released, was expected to be OK.

10 TV: Police announced an arrest Tuesday in connection with a shooting that left the driver of a pickup critically wounded. According to police, Michael A. Wright faces charges of attempted murder and felonious assault stemming from Monday's shooting near the corner of Steele and North Harris Avenues. Police were called to the corner after Michael Dray crashed his Ford Ranger into a fence. Residents who reached the vehicle discovered that Dray had been shot in the head… Dray remained in critical condition at Mount Carmel West Hospital.

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