A Venezuelan Migrant Accused of Shooting His Ex-Partner’s Boyfriend Outside a Day Care Center
A 23-year-old Venezuelan migrant, Jose Montilla Carreno, is facing charges of attempted murder and aggravated battery for allegedly shooting his former partner’s new boyfriend outside a South Side day care center. The incident took place on January 29 in the 6300 block of South Paulina Street.
According to prosecutors, the 26-year-old victim was driving a red Nissan with Montilla Carreno’s ex-partner and their two-year-old daughter when they were headed to drop off the child at the day care center. As they approached the facility, Montilla Carreno drove past their vehicle, pulled in front of them, and brandished a pistol.
When the victim saw the gun, he tried to flee from the scene. Montilla Carreno fired multiple rounds at the victim from a distance of about six to eight feet, hitting him in the left shoulder. The victim managed to seek refuge inside the day care center, where he awaited police assistance while showing staff his injury.
Law enforcement officers recovered four 9-millimeter shell casings at the scene and obtained surveillance footage of the shooting. Both the victim and the woman identified Montilla Carreno as the assailant, stating that he had threatened the victim the night before the attack.
Montilla Carreno allegedly confessed during police questioning, admitting that he intentionally went to confront the victim and his ex-partner at the day care center. He also disclosed that he had obtained the gun on the morning of the shooting and fired multiple rounds at the victim from close range.
Following his confession, police found the stolen Canik 9-millimeter semiautomatic pistol in Montilla Carreno’s vehicle near the spare tire. Defense attorney Catherine Stockslager argued that Montilla Carreno could potentially claim self-defense once the surveillance footage is fully reviewed.
However, Judge Antara Rivera denied Stockslager’s request for electronic monitoring, citing the severity of the charges and Montilla Carreno’s actions following the incident. She highlighted his decision to leave Illinois and drive to Indiana while in possession of the stolen firearm.
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