Palatine Woman Faces Attempted Murder Charges In Shooting: Cops

PALATINE, IL — A 28-year-old Palatine woman and alleged gang member is accused of opening firing on two men over the weekend, wounding one of them in the chest and elbow, according to police. The shooting stemmed from an undisclosed dispute, and the three individuals allegedly belong to the same gang, Palatine police said Monday.

Amanda Lonsfoote, of the 100 block of North Babcock Drive, faces two counts of attempted first-degree murder in the incident. She was ordered held on $1.25 million bail Monday, and her next court date is Oct. 18.

According to police, officers responded to a call of shots fired at around 1:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, in the Motel 6 parking lot, 1450 E. Dundee Road. No shooting victims were in the parking lot when officers arrived, but police did find multiple bullet casings at the scene. Gunfire also had apparently caused damage to the motel and to vehicles in the parking lot, authorities said. (Subscribe to get Patch real-time email alerts for the latest Palatine news. And Android and iPhone users: Check out Patch's new app.)

At around 2 a.m., police were alerted about a shooting victim who was in the emergency room at Northwestern Community Hospital in Arlington Heights. The victim — a 33-year-old man — had been shot in the left elbow and upper left chest, and he remains in stable condition, police said.

Another man, 32, who had been shot at but was unhurt also was at the hospital, according to police. Both men spoke to officers, and the information they provided, along with physical evidence uncovered during an investigation of the shooting, led to Lonsfoote's arrest.

Amanda Lonsfoote (Photo via Palatine Police Department)