Gunman turned Lake Shore Dr. into ‘ shooting gallery’: prosecutor

A man traveling in a car on Lake Shore Drive over the weekend harassed a couple with his friends before he fired his gun, shooting a 19- year- old woman inside the other vehicle in the face, Cook County prosecutors said Wednesday.

The gunman hasn’t been arrested, but 27- year- old Jennifer Medina, who was behind the wheel of the car from where the shots were fired, has been charged with attempted murder. Medina and her three passengers allegedly taunted and threw gang signs at the couple while both cars were stopped at a red light at Jackson Boulevard on Saturday afternoon.

The couple tried ignoring them as the gunman stepped out of Medina’s car and said, “You can get it anywhere you want,” according to Assistant State’s Attorney James Murphy.

As the light turned green, the man got back into Medina’s car and allegedly fired one shot. The bullet went through the woman’s nose and through the side of her head, Murphy said.

The woman’s boyfriend tried to apply pressure to the wound while driving away. But Medina allegedly maneuvered in front of him, blocking lanes of traffic as he tried to pass several times, Murphy said.

Medina’s passenger allegedly fired more shots that struck the car’s rear window.

The man drove his injured girlfriend to Navy Pier and contacted security officials, who called 911, Murphy said. The woman was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where she had an eye removed.

“At the time, this was a Saturday just after 1 p. m. — a beautiful Saturday afternoon — and she [ Medina] and her co- offenders basically turned Lake Shore Drive into a shooting gallery,” Murphy said.

Medina, of Bridgeview, allegedly admitted to driving the wanted car, which belonged to her parents. Judge Susanna Ortiz ordered Medina held without bail.