Inset: Dru Jarvis (Kane County Jail). Background: Intersection of North State and Kimball streets, where Jarvis gunned down a man in a road rage incident (Google Maps).
An Illinois man faces a nearly century-long prison sentence for shooting another man to death in a road rage incident.
Dru K. Jarvis, 27, was convicted on Monday of first-degree murder, attempted murder and armed violence in the 2020 death of 41-year-old Francisco Trujillo-Uscanga, who was heading home from work, the Kane County State”s Attorney’s Office said in a press release.
Prosecutors say early on Aug. 22, 2020, Trujillo-Uscanga was riding in his co-worker’s Mini Cooper south on North State Street in Elgin, a Chicago suburb. Jarvis was traveling in the same direction when he swerved into the Mini Cooper’s lane. The victim’s co-worker honked his horn. Jarvis then pulled up to the Mini Cooper at the intersection of Kimball Street.
Kane County prosecutor Mark Stajdohar described what happened next.
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“Bang. Bang. Bang. Bang. Bang. Bang. Bang,” Stajdohar said, according to a courtroom report from the Daily Herald. “Because [the driver] had the temerity to honk his horn.”
Trujillo-Uscanga was hit in the torso while his co-worker suffered gunshot wounds to his legs. Both were rushed to the hospital, where Trujillo-Uscanga died. The driver survived his injuries.
Jarvis was not done. A week after the murder, he committed another shooting in Elgin. He was later convicted of aggravated discharge of a weapon and sentenced to four years in prison. The case helped tie Jarvis to Trujillo-Uscanga’s murder, prosecutors said.
Investigators were able to tie the suspect vehicle to Jarvis. They also learned he searched “two men shot in Elgin” after the shooting.
“This tragic case is a stark reminder of how quickly anger behind the wheel can turn into irreversible violence,” Stajdohar said. “There was absolutely no reason for this shooting: someone honked a horn, and an innocent man lost his life. Our deepest condolences go out to the victim’s family and loved ones as they continue to grieve this senseless loss.”
Jarvis faces a minimum of 96 years behind bars when he is sentenced on Dec. 3.
