Overview
- Michael Jenkins, 19, was ordered held without bond after a judge cited his five juvenile convictions and charged him with attempted first-degree murder
- Authorities say Jenkins shot and critically injured a 24-year-old woman during a July 13 armed robbery on West Wellington Avenue while he was on pretrial release for a stolen vehicle case
- Forensic data extracted from a stolen Ford Edge’s entertainment system linked Jenkins to the Lakeview shooting and earlier armed robberies and car thefts between June 9 and July 13
- Court documents allege Jenkins stole two vehicles, carried out three armed robberies and used victims’ credit cards at local gas stations and restaurants
- Chicago Police have identified no additional suspects and continue to review video footage and witness statements from multiple crime scenes