Chicago man charged with aggravated battery in East Chatham shooting

CBS News Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) – A man was charged with shooting a 53-year-old man in the East Chatham neighborhood.

Phillip Cooper, 41, was arrested by Chicago police Friday morning in the 8100 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue.

Police say he was identified as the suspect who shot the victim in the 800 block of East 80th Street just minutes earlier.

Cooper was charged with one felony count of aggravated battery with discharge of a firearm and one felony count of armed habitual criminal.

He is scheduled to appear in bond court Saturday.

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Jeramie Bizzle

Jeramie Bizzle is a web producer for CBS Chicago. Jeramie began working with CBS Chicago as an intern in 2017 and returned as a full-time Web Producer in 2021. He has previously written for the Austin Weekly Newspaper, OakPark.com and Sportskeeda.