Welch was arrested on August 16, 2016 on the 3700 block of W. Roosevelt Rd. at approximately 6:50 p.m. after being identified as the offender who fired shots after a verbal argument on the 1600 block of S. Springfield Ave. on August 14, 2016 at approximately 10:45a.m. Welch fired shots at a 34 year-old male and struck a pregnant 35 year old female in the chest with gunfire. The female was transported to Mt. Sinai Hospital in critical condition where the child was delivered and pronounced. Welch was charged accordingly.
