Arlington Heights, IL – A Wisconsin man has been arrested in connection with a 2024 hotel shooting in Arlington Heights that left a 26-year-old man critically injured.
According to the Arlington Heights Police Department, the shooting happened on Nov. 1, 2024, around 11:30 p.m. inside a hotel lobby. Officers arrived to find the victim unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the chest. Police said emergency responders performed CPR and transported him to a trauma center, where he was revived but remained in critical condition for an extended time.
Investigators determined the shooting stemmed from an argument between two groups staying in separate rooms. Police said the dispute escalated outside the hotel when a suspect retrieved a firearm, concealed it under clothing, and later opened fire on the victim, hitting him in the chest and grazing a woman nearby. Detectives reportedly used surveillance footage, witness statements, and license plate reader data to identify the vehicle and suspect.
On Aug. 28, 2025, Arlington Heights detectives arrested Jonathan E. Caston, 22, of Kenosha, Wisconsin, while he was at the George N. Leighton Criminal Courthouse in Chicago on an unrelated firearms case. Police said Caston admitted involvement in the Arlington Heights shooting during questioning.
Caston is charged with attempted murder, aggravated battery by discharging a firearm, aggravated discharge of a firearm and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon. Authorities said he remains in custody pending further court proceedings.
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