Anthony Hayes, Gunfire Exchange, Illinois 2021

A man involved in an exchange of gunfire in a suburban Chicago parking lot has been sentenced to over 20 years in federal prison.

Anthony Hayes, 27, of Dolton, Ill., pleaded guilty earlier this year to a federal charge of unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition.

On Monday, U.S. District Judge John J. Tharp, Jr. sentenced Hayes to 20 years and eight months in federal prison.

The crime occurred on August 9, 2021 when Hayes and Jamari Williams, 26, of Chicago, each fired multiple rounds at Reginald Daniels in a parking lot of an auto repair shop in Calumet City, Ill. Daniels and another individual with him were wounded. Daniels drew a gun from his waistband and fired multiple rounds at Hayes and Williams as they ran away. One of Daniels’ shots struck an innocent bystander who happened to be driving near the store. The innocent bystander suffered life-altering injuries.

Three days after the shootings, law enforcement executed a court-authorized search of Hayes’s residence and discovered eight firearms, including the guns used by Hayes and Williams in the shooting of Daniels and the individual with him.

Williams and Daniels also pleaded guilty to federal firearm charges. Williams was sentenced last month to 10 years in prison, while Daniels was sentenced in June to 8 and a half years.

The case was investigated by the U.S. Marshals Service, South Suburban Major Crimes Task Force, South Suburban Emergency Response Team, Cook County Sheriff’s Office, and Illinois State Police.

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