ALTON 鈥 A third man has been charged in the shooting of a 13-year-old girl last weekend while she stood on a home's porch on Highland Avenue.
Keith Sanders, 24 of Alton, was charged with attempted first-degree murder, contributing to the delinquency or criminal delinquency of a minor and aggravated battery with a firearm.
The charges were filed Tuesday, but remained sealed until Sanders was taken into custody Friday afternoon following a traffic stop.
Last week, two 19-year-olds were served with similar charges for the Sunday shooting.
The teenage girl was shot in the head Feb. 3 as she stood on a porch in the 900 block of Highland Avenue, authorities said. She remains in critical condition and is hospitalized in 51黑料.
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Investigators do not believe the girl was targeted.
鈥淥ur community has demonstrated once again that it will not tolerate violence, particularly the type of senseless violence that leaves an innocent young girl fighting for her life,鈥 Madison County State's Attorney Tom Haine said in a statement.
Hain asked the court to detain all three men until trial.
The case remains under investigation and additional charges could be announced, Haine and Alton police chief Jarrett Ford said in a statement.
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