Nov. 08--A 16-year old boy charged with shooting a 14-year-old boy in front of two South Chicago high schools on Thursday was aiming for another teen the older boy had just had a dispute with, prosecutors said.
Desmond Orr was ordered held without bail when he appeared in Cook County Bond Court Saturday afternoon. He was charged with aggravated battery using a deadly weapon in the attack outside Bowen High School and Baker College Prep.
"When you are shooting in front of a school ..." said Judge Maria Kuriakos Ciesil, "you are a danger to yourself and society."
Witnesses Thursday told officers responding to the call of a shooter in the 2700 block of East 89th Street that the shooter was "Crazy Dez," which is Orr's nickname, according to court records.
The shooter was described as a teen wearing a white or light-colored hat, gray hoodie and khaki pants, according to court records. An officer spotted Orr, who matched that description, as police searched the neighborhood north of the high school soon after the shooting.
The shooting happened about 4:30 p.m., as a 14-year old boy stood in front of the school waiting for his mother to pick him up, prosecutors said. Across the street, Orr and a 15-year-old boy exchanged words on a basketball court.
Orr threatened the 15-year old and pulled out a gun, prosecutors said. The victim "tried to run away towards the school," toward the 14-year old student, prosecutors said.
Orr fired his gun at the 15-year old, prosecutors said, but instead hit the 14-year old in the wrist and chest.
After the shooting, Orr told the 15-year old to hide the gun and he did so, prosecutors said. Police soon stopped both boys and the 15-year old pointed them to the hidden .357 revolver with 6 spent cartridge cases.
Two witnesses identified Orr as the shooter and the event was captured on the school's surveillance video.
The 14-year old remains hospitalized with a bullet lodged in his chest, prosecutors said. His condition is stabilized, but he will need surgery on both his chest and his wrist. A spokesman for Comer Children's Hospital, where the boy is being treated, said he could not provide any updated information on the boy Saturday.
Orr, of the 6100 block of South Campbell Avenue, has his mother's name, Tiffany, tattooed on his lower left arm, according to court records.
