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Updated 7/17/2021 7:16 PM
A St. Charles man has been charged with armed violence and reckless conduct after shooting a man in the head, authorities said.
Police at 3:31 p.m. Thursday were called to an apartment in the 200 block of North Tyler Road, where they found resident Jacob W. Krueger, 22, and a 20-year-old man who had been shot in the head, according to a news release from the St. Charles Police Department.
Krueger and his guest were handling a 9 mm handgun when Krueger fired the weapon, striking the man, the news release said. After Krueger called 911, the victim was transported to Delnor Hospital and remains there in serious condition.