CFD firefighter charged in New Year's Eve road rage shooting due back in court
Omotayo Kassim, 34, was charged with attempted murder, and aggravated discharge of a firearm from an occupied vehicle.
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Omotayo Kassim, 34, was charged with attempted murder, and aggravated discharge of a firearm from an occupied vehicle.
According to the Chicago Fire Department, the firefighter was shot multiple times around 5:30 a.m.
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Omotayo Kassim, 34, has been charged with multiple felony counts in the suspected road rage shooting on New Year's Eve.
Firefighter Omotayo Kassim is accused of shooting a man in a road rage incident on New Year's Eve. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
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Omotayo Kassim was charged with shooting a man in a suspected road rage incident on Foster Avenue west of Ashland Avenue on New Year's Eve. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
Omotayo Kassim, 34, is charged with three felony counts.
Omotayo Kassim, 34, is charged with three felony counts. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
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