Brookfield police have charged an Orland Park man as the shooter who injured one person around 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 5 on the 4600 block of Custer Avenue.
Isaiah Montanez, 22, of Orland Park turned himself in to the Brookfield Police Department “at midday” Thursday, Jan. 9, after a Cook County judge signed an arrest warrant for him, Police Chief Michael Kuruvilla said in a news release.
Police charged Montanez with one count of aggravated battery with a firearm, which is a Class X felony, and a judge ordered Friday he be held without bond at Cook County Jail.
In the statement, police said the victim, a 24-year-old man, was shot multiple times but remains in the hospital and is expected to recover. They said he is the brother of Montanez’s ex-girlfriend and that the shooting took place after “a confrontation” between Montanez and the victim outside his sister’s residence. Montanez then fled on foot into Lyons.
In Illinois, people who are found guilty of a Class X felony must serve six to 30 years in prison based on the severity of their sentence and cannot be placed on probation.
This story has been updated following the release of additional information, including the identity of the shooter, by the Brookfield Police Department.
