Wheeling man charged in Sunday shooting at Elgin McDonald's
A Wheeling man has been arrested in connection with the shooting that occurred Sunday at a McDonald's on Summit Street in Elgin.
David Celestine, 20, was charged by the Kane County Sheriff's Office Tuesday with aggravated discharge of a firearm, a class X felony, and possession of a firearm while FOID card invalid or not eligible, a class 3 felony, according to a post on the Elgin Police Department Facebook page.
The charges were filed two days after the shooting, which occurred about 1:15 p.m. at the 401 Summit St. restaurant and left a man seriously injured. Celestine was taken into custody later on the day the incident took place, the post said.
Police have provided no additional information about the case other than the two men 'engaged in a conversation prior to the shooting.'
A Kane County judge has ordered that Celestine be held in the Kane County jail while the case works its way through court.
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