Charges Filed In Shooting On West Lindberg

By Jeff Boggs
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(Photo courtesy of the Greene County Jail)

Charges have been filed in a shooting in Springfield.

Prosecutors have charged Abel Johnson (above) with unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action.

Springfield Police responded to a shot fired call on West Lindberg on Wednesday afternoon.

Security camera footage showed Johnson allegedly fire at an S-U-V as it was driving away.

Investigators say the driver was hit by gunfire.

Johnson claimed he was defending someone and that the driver had aimed a gun at him.

Police say the security video shows otherwise.