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Man charged in gun battle with police
July 6, 2009 4:05 AM | No Comments
A South Side man was charged Sunday in connection with a gun battle with police that left four people shot.

Andre Lemon, 25, of the 5400 block of South Calumet Avenue, was charged with two counts of attempted first degree murder for shootings Sunday at the Fifty Yard Line club at 200 East 75th Street, said News Affairs Officer Amina Greer.



Police were called to the club at about 2:45 a.m. Sunday because of a shooting, Greer said. Once police arrived, there was an exchange of gunfire with Lemon who was arrested.

A weapon was recovered from Lemon, Greer said.

Police said two of the injured men were in serious condition at Stroger Hospital. A third man was listed in good condition at Saint Bernard Hospital and Health Care Center, and a fourth man was at Advocate Christ Medical Center with a gunshot wound to the torso.

All of the victims had already been shot before police arrived.

The Independent Police Review Authority is investigating the police-involved shooting and detectives are looking into the shooting of the four men.

Lemon is scheduled to appear in bond court later today, Greer said.

-- Deanese Williams-Harris