Illinois State Police Arrests Chicago Man for Attempted Murder After Road Rage Expressway Shooting
November 3, 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 3, 2026
CHICAGO – Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 1 Special Agents arrested 55-year-old Avery Singleton of Chicago, IL after an expressway shooting on I-94.
On September 30, 2026, around 10:26 p.m., ISP responded to a report of an expressway shooting on I-94 northbound near Garfield Boulevard. The incident involved a suspect in a dark colored vehicle who fired a weapon at a Truck Tractor Car Hauler after a road rage incident. No injuries were reported. After an extensive investigation, ISP Special Agents identified Singleton as the suspect.
On November 1, 2026, ISP agents executed a search warrant on Singleton’s apartment and he was taken into custody. ISP presented the case to the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office and Singleton was charged with Attempted Murder (Class X Felony), Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm (Class 1 Felony), and three counts of Unlawful Possession of a Weapon by a Felon (Class 3 Felony). Singleton remains in custody pending his first court appearance. No further information is available.
The charges are not evidence against the defendants, and the defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
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