The man accused of killing a 50-year-old man at a Humboldt Park restaurant over the weekend was aiming at his ex-girlfriend, who he'd been stalking for weeks after she broke up with him this summer, prosecutors said Monday.and attempted murder in the shooting Friday night at Curramba Restaurant, at 2701 W. Division St.
About a month ago, that woman took a job bartending at Curramba, and Moreno began stalking her, regularly driving to the restaurant and waiting outside, according to prosecutors. A few days before the shooting, he texted the woman and threatened to shoot and kill her at work. Three days later, while Moreno's ex-girlfriend was working at Curramba, she stepped outside to have a cigarette, when she saw Moreno in his car, driving toward her on Division Street, holding a gun through the window, according to prosecutgors. As Moreno started shooting, his ex-girlfriend ran for cover inside.
About half an hour after the shooting, police found his car about 12 blocks away, in the 3000 block of West Augusta Boulevard, where it had been involved in a crash. A Chicago police lieutenant spotted Moreno trying to flee the scene, and throwing his gun towards the back of his car.
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