Nov. 09--A Waukegan man shot in the shoulder during a fight in Round Lake Beach on Saturday night has been charged with aggravated battery for allegedly striking a 23-year-old man in the head during the argument, police said Sunday.
Police were called to a housing complex in the 1900 block of Cedar Lake Road after multiple gunshots were heard in the area shortly after 9:30 p.m., according to a statement from Round Lake Beach police.
There were no shooting victims at the scene, but officers found a 23-year-old man from Round Lake Beach who had been hit in the head by a blunt object. He declined to be taken to the hospital for treatment, police said.
Later that evening, Omar Macias, 21, of Waukegan, came to the Northwestern Grayslake Outpatient Center with a gunshot wound in his shoulder, according to the news release.
Round Lake Beach police said they determined Macias hit the Round Lake Beach man in the head. According to Round Lake Beach police Deputy Chief Michael Scott, the two men knew each other and had arranged the fight, though it wasn't clear what they were fighting over.
"This was not a random attack, so there's no need for the public to worry," said Scott.
Macias was treated and released from Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville and is being held on a $150,000 bond, according to the statement from police.
No charges have been filed against the man who was hit in the head, and police aren't yet certain who shot Macias, Scott said. Additional people were present while the two were fighting, but it's not clear whether they took part, Scott added.
He acknowledged the situation is confusing, noting "you don't usually see the person who got shot getting arrested."
"We don't have a lot of good clear details yet, we're trying to clarify what really happened," Scott said.
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