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Joliet Man Arrested After Shooting Near Wilson Red Line

By Adeshina Emmanuel | February 17, 2014 8:41am
 Marcus M. Dixon
Marcus M. Dixon
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Cook County Sheriff's Office

UPTOWN — A man accused of firing shots near the Wilson Red Line station was ordered held on $400,000 bond at a weekend hearing, officials said.

The gunman allegedly shot at someone near the 1107 W. Wilson Ave. station on Thursday about 6:30 p.m., police said.

Though it isn't clear who the gunman was aiming for, pedestrians were in his line of fire, police said.

No one was injured in the incident.

Marcus M. Dixon, of the 300 block of North Broadway Avenue in south suburban Joliet, was arrested minutes after the shooting after trying to flee on a southbound #36 Broadway bus, police said.

He was apprehended after the bus was stopped at Broadway and North Sheridan Road.

Police said an automatic pistol was recovered from the bus under where Dixon had been seated.

The 22-year-old Dixon stood before Judge Donald Panarese Jr. in bond court Saturday, where he was charged with reckless discharge of a firearm and ordered held on $400,000 bond, according to the Cook County Sheriff's Office.

His next court date is Friday.