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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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Mohammad Samra

Firefighter charged in shooting of driver in road rage ordered released on electronic monitoring

The 1600 block of West Foster Avenue in Andersonville. (Google Street View)

A Cook County judge ordered a Chicago firefighter facing felony charges, including attempted murder, in connection with an off-duty road rage shooting last weekend released on electronic monitoring.

Judge Susana Ortiz said that although she didn’t believe there was a legally justifiable reason for Omotayo Kassim to shoot a man with whom he was involved in a minor traffic accident, she said she believed it was “an isolated incident” and monitoring was enough to ensure his return to court and the protection of the community.

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