Lake Shore Drive shooting: gunman says he never fired, now disputes ex-girlfriend

CHICAGO (WLS) – A man charged in a road rage case is out of jail on Friday morning while the toddler who was shot in the head remains in hospital.

The man, Jushawn Brown, told ABC7 his side of the story of the shooting on Lake Shore Drive last Tuesday, which is inconsistent with the report of his now ex-girlfriend.

Meanwhile, the child, Kayden Swann, is in a critical condition.

“I was heading north on Lake Shore Drive at Soldier Field and I was going far to the right. You know how the lane merged, a car accelerated quickly and ran more than probably 55 to 60 miles per hour,” Jushawn Brown said . .

Brown said other vehicles nearly hit him. He said he pulled the SUV aside and told the driver to slow down. Brown spoke to ABC7 on Thursday night when he was released from custody on a charge of handgun.

“When I pulled out to get away from him, he started shooting,” Brown said. “Shot about five times.”

Although Brown admits that he did have a gun on him, he said he never shot at the other vehicle.

“No. No, not once. They examined me for gun remains, everything. I did not fire my gun,” he said.

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But in an exclusive interview with ABC 7, Quiana Farr, Brown’s former ex-girlfriend, blames him and says he first shot at the SUV.

“It’s all about traffic and weaving,” Farr said. “It would not be. He started it. ‘

“He started this whole situation,” said Clifton Marvel, Kayden’s great-grandfather. “If he had not shot at this other vehicle, none of this would have happened.”

Brown said his girlfriend was hysterical about the situation, especially when she first realized the toddler had been shot.

However, prosecutors said in court on Thursday that there were no envelopes to prove that Jushawn Brown had ever fired his gun.

Police said it was part of their ongoing investigation and they would not say whether the driver of the SUV was in custody.

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One thing the former couple agrees on is their love for 21-month-old Kayden, who remains in an intensive care unit.

“How do I feel about that baby? I love my grandson,” Brown said. “He loves me.”

“I can not sleep,” Farr said. “I can not close my eyes. It’s like a nightmare. It repeats over and over again.”

Brown is facing a charge of illegal use of a weapon as a criminal. Brown’s mortgage was set at $ 5,000. The judge said he did not believe he posed a flight risk.