Gunman Wanted For Paralyzing Rival in Gas Station Shooting Captured: Cops

JOLIET, IL — A Mokena man wanted in connection with an October gun attack that left a man paralyzed was captured outside his home Friday night.

Maurice Richards, 26, was taken into custody as he left his Tall Grass Drive home and was about to get into his car.

Richards was booked into the Will County jail on charges of attempted murder and aggravated battery with a firearm.

Richards opened fire on a man as he pumped gas into his car at the Shell station at Cass Street and Henderson Avenue Oct. 12, police said.

The man, who is now 29-years-old, was hit multiple times. Police responding to the shooting found him lying in a pool of blood.

The wounded man was taken to Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox and then transported to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood. Police said the shooting left him paralyzed.

Witnesses reportedly told officers they believed the gunman’s first name was Maurice, police said, and video surveillance from the gas station showed the gunman’s car and part of its license plate number.

A warrant for Richards’ arrest was obtained Friday and tactical officers staked out his house that night waiting for him to emerge.

Detectives believe Richards shot the man down over a woman.

Richards is scheduled to appear in court Monday morning. His bond was previously set at $750,000.

Maurice Richards | image via Will County Sheriff's Department