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Gold Coast Woman Charged in Domestic-Related Shooting

A detention hearing is set for Monday in the case.

Overview

  • Eboni Evans, 27, was charged with aggravated battery by discharging a firearm after a Friday night incident on the 100 block of West Maple Street.
  • Chicago police said a domestic-related dispute turned physical around 10:14 p.m. before a single shot was fired.
  • A 40-year-old man was struck in the left foot, treated by Chicago Fire Department paramedics, and taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in good condition.
  • Officers took Evans into custody at the scene, and an initial search indicated she was licensed to carry a concealed firearm.
  • An evidence technician recovered a firearm from a vehicle, and local reporting noted it as the Near North Side’s first shooting of 2026.