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A Kane County jury convicted Madrigal of murdering Andrew Contreras.
Rodolfo C. Madrigal, 46, of Streator, was convicted Sept. 22, 2026, of first-degree murder in the 2021 shooting death of Andrew Contreras, 29, of Aurora. The jury also found he personally discharged the firearm. No sentence has been imposed.
By Crime Talk Network Staff Writer ·
A first-degree murder conviction is the jury's judgment of guilt. A mandatory 25-year firearm enhancement, a minimum exposure of 45 years, and an Oct. 22 motions date are not a prison term. On Sept. 22, 2026, a Kane County jury found Rodolfo C. Madrigal, 46, of Streator, guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of Andrew Contreras, 29, of Aurora, and found that he personally discharged the firearm. No sentence has been imposed.
The shooting was about 11:30 a.m. on Jan. 12, 2021, on the Illinois Route 30 ramp in Montgomery, Illinois. Prosecutors said Madrigal pulled beside Contreras's car and fired multiple shots from a revolver. Four bullets struck the car. Three struck Contreras and killed him. Contreras's 6-year-old child and a friend were also in the car. Neither was shot. Those are the facts prosecutors put to the jury. They are now part of a guilty verdict. They are not a sentence.
Prosecutors said Madrigal later switched his license plate with another vehicle. Montgomery police investigated, and he was arrested in October 2022. The jury's finding that he personally discharged the firearm carries a mandatory 25-year enhancement, and he faces a minimum of 45 years. That is the exposure on the verdict. It is not a term the court has imposed. The next court date is Oct. 22 for motions. He remains in the Kane County jail. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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