Police confirmed that four suspects were able to evade arrest after they started a road rage incident that led to a shooting and intense police search in Cary overnight. The Cary Police Department responded around 11 p.m. Saturday to the area of Cary-Algonquin Road and Harper Avenue in Cary for a report of shots fired. Cary […]
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Heavy police presence reported in Cary after shooting, suspects fleeing on foot
A heavy police response was dispatched in Cary overnight after a gunman or gunmen fired shots and fled on foot, prompting a shelter-in-place alert to residents. The Cary Police Department sent an alert around 11:40 p.m. Saturday to residents warning them about a heavy police presence in the area of Cary-Algonquin Road and Harper Avenue. […]
Grand jury indicts 2 gunmen with murdering 2 ‘random and innocent’ victims in Waukegan
A grand jury has indicted two gunmen who prosecutors say opened fire, killing a man and a woman, described as “random and innocent victims,” as they walked down the sidewalk in Waukegan. Ishawn Z. Pitts, 19, of North Chicago, was initially charged with two counts of first-degree murder and Tylo Eddins, 18, of Killeen, Texas, was […]
Convicted felon shot multiple times in Zion facing charges after allegedly being found with machine gun
A 29-year-old man who was shot multiple times in Zion, prompting a lockdown at Zion-Benton High School, has been charged after prosecutors say he was found with a machine gun at the scene. The Zion Police Department responded around 1:06 p.m. on February 27 to the area of Kenosha Road and Highlands Drive for a […]
Jury convicts man of committing ‘cold-blooded and calculated’ murder outside motel in Waukegan
A 34-year-old man faces up to 60 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of fatally shooting another man in a “cold-blooded and calculated” ambush murder outside a motel in Waukegan. Darius Kirby, 34, of Riverdale, and Shava Jackson-Spicer, 29, of Joliet, were both charged in March 2021 with multiple counts of first-degree […]
14 years in prison for 19-year-old man who fired shot at occupied home in Crystal Lake
A judge sentenced a 19-year-old man to 14 years in prison after prosecutors say he fired a shot into an occupied home in Crystal Lake while in possession of a stolen gun. Joel B. Kattner, 19, of Crystal Lake, was charged in October 2022 with aggravated discharge of a firearm, use of a stolen firearm […]
Sheriff investigating after verbal altercation leads to fight, shooting in Beach Park
The sheriff’s office is investigating after a gunman fired several shots during an altercation that turned into a physical fight in a parking lot in Beach Park Wednesday morning. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 12:05 a.m. Wednesday to a parking lot in the 37800 block of North Sheridan Road in Beach Park for […]
Video shows 2 victims walking down sidewalk just before being fatally gunned down at random in Waukegan
Video surveillance shows a man and a woman, described as “random and innocent victims,” walking down the sidewalk just before over 20 shots were fired when gunmen fatally shot them in Waukegan. The video, obtained by Lake and McHenry County Scanner, was captured by a surveillance camera outside a home in the 400 block of […]
‘Heroes are never forgotten’: Law enforcement remembers McHenry County sheriff’s deputy on 5th anniversary of murder
The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and other agencies say they are remembering sheriff’s deputy Jacob Keltner, who was shot and killed in the line of duty five years ago today. “Heroes are never forgotten. Jake’s memory and legacy will continue to live on in our department, our community, and to all those that knew and […]