According to the Chicago Police Department, 26-year-old Des Plaines resident Jose Rico was charged with one felony count of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon with no valid FOID card, and one misdemeanor count of being in possession of a firearm with no valid FOID card Wednesday.

Rico was arrested Tuesday around 2:30 p.m. after police said he was identified as the man who pointed a gun and opened fire in the direction of Chicago police officers in the 1700 block of West 61st Street.

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