A 14-year-old boy shot on a West Ridge street last week was an innocent bystander who was left paralyzed from the chest down in the shooting, according to prosecutors.
Now, the man accused of shooting him, Muhammad Sayadul Boshar, 19, of West Ridge, faces an attempted murder charge, among other felonies. A judge ordered him detained on Monday, the Cook County state’s attorney’s office said.
The shooting occurred after a drawn-out, unprovoked argument between Sayadul Boshar and someone he knew from his childhood soccer team, prosecutors said.
Sayadul Boshar accosted and showed a gun to that person, who had just finished praying at a mosque, according to court documents. The person got picked up by others, but Sayadul Boshar started sending “threatening” calls and texts to him.
Eventually, their car passed by Sayadul Boshar’s house — Sayadul Boshar was standing just outside — and Sayadul Boshar shot at the car, prosecutors said. One bullet hit a parked car and another hit the boy, who was a “block and a half away,” according to the account.
At the time, the boy was trying to unlock an electric scooter on the 6300 block of North Rockwell Street. The bullet hit his spine, paralyzing him. He was taken to Lurie Children’s Hospital and is in stable but serious condition.
Police suspected at first that a person inside the car had fired gunshots, and they detained the driver, but eventually determined that it was Sayadul Boshar who fired the shots, authorities said.
In addition to attempted murder, Sayadul Boshar was charged with aggravated battery and four counts of aggravated discharge
The car’s occupants also identified Sayadul Boshar as the shooter, authorities said. A gun wasn’t recovered. His case will move to the Skokie Courthouse for a hearing on Friday.