A Chicago man who followed a car to an Elgin house and then shot two men inside was sentenced to 23 years in prison.
Giovanni Ramirez, 24, of the 3500 block of West 78th Street, pleaded guilty to aggravated battery with a firearm, a class X felony, in exchange for the sentence in a plea agreement accepted by Judge David P. Kliment, according to the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office.
Charges of home invasion, unlawful use of a weapon by a felon, and aggravated fleeing and eluding were dismissed as part of the deal.
Prosecutors said Ramirez was a passenger in a car Dec. 29, 2021, that followed a vehicle to the first block of Hill Avenue and watched the occupants enter a house. After circling the area multiple times, the car Ramirez was in stopped near the residence and Ramirez went inside the home, shot two men and fled, the state’s attorney’s office report said.
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Both victims were treated at a local hospital. No information on what provoked the shooting was disclosed in the release.
Ramirez was apprehended after witnesses told police they saw a vehicle fleeing the scene, allowing officers to pull it over for a traffic offense and take him and another suspect into custody, police reports at the time said.
“It is very fortunate that Giovanni Ramirez did not kill anyone during this senseless shooting,” Assistant State’s Attorney David Belshan said in a statement. “The lengthy prison sentence in this case is justified.”
Also arrested on the same charges was Edward Williams, 18, of the 15000 block of Briar Lane, Oak Forest. The status of his case was not available.
In accordance with state law, Ramirez will at least 85% of his sentence and receives credit for 673 days served in the Kane County jail.