Wheaton, IL – A Chicago man will serve more than four decades in state prison after admitting to shooting two people multiple times in an Addison driveway during a 2023 attack, DuPage County officials announced Wednesday.
According to the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office, Damian Gonzales, 27, formerly of the 4600 block of S. California Avenue in Chicago, was sentenced to 42 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after entering a guilty plea to one count of attempted murder and one count of aggravated battery with a firearm. Both charges are Class X felonies. Judge Brian Telander accepted the negotiated sentence late Tuesday afternoon in Wheaton. Gonzales must serve 85% of the sentence before he is eligible for parole.
According to prosecutors, the shooting occurred on February 16, 2023, around 12:42 p.m. when Addison police responded to reports of shots fired on the 500 block of S. Wisconsin Avenue. Officers arrived to find two victims inside a Jeep SUV parked in a driveway. Both individuals, seated in the driver and passenger seats, had been shot multiple times. One victim had been struck twice; the other was shot eleven times.
Authorities said Gonzales allegedly arrived at the residence in a Nissan Altima, walked up to the parked Jeep, and opened fire before fleeing. Addison police took him into custody later that same day. Both victims survived after officers provided immediate first aid and paramedics transported them to a hospital.
State’s Attorney Robert Berlin said the attack “shattered the safety and security of an entire community,” adding that the lengthy sentence reflects DuPage County’s commitment to public safety.
Gonzales has remained in custody since his February 2023 bond hearing, where bail was set at $2 million.
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