An 18-year-old Chicago teen has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder after allegedly shooting a driver of a car in the eye in the Irving Park neighborhood.
Gaven Leon, who has been on the run since Feb. 3 after allegedly shooting the driver of a car in Irving Park in the eye, was apprehended on Sunday, according to FOX 32 Chicago.
The driver, Ryan Balbag, 30, died as a result of his injuries two days after the shooting at a local hospital, according to the report.
The shooting occurred in the 5500 block of West Grand Avenue, police said. According to ABC7 News, Leon used a “ghost gun” to fatally shoot the passing driver from the window of his Irving Park apartment over concerns that the man’s vehicle “was being too loud,”
Leon, who had no prior arrests, surrendered to Chicago police on Sunday after witnesses identified him as the shooter, according to an arrest report. Prosecutors said investigators searched Leon’s phone and found videos and pictures from the crime scene that showed him “trolling the police.”
“This is legendary footage right here. … Who would do such a thing?” Leon allegedly said in one video. “Thank you for coming. Appreciate it. They said somebody got to shooting. I know who did it, too. I know who was shooting, too. This s- is funny as hell. We just toying with their a-.”
Leon was charged with felony first-degree murder and made a court appearance on Monday.
