Police are investigating the homicide of a 21-year-old man who died after he was shot in the head in front of a food store in Waukegan Sunday evening.
The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 7:16 p.m. Sunday to McAlister Avenue and May Street for a report of a shooting.
Officers arrived on the scene first and found one victim who had been shot.
The victim, a 21-year-old man, was unconscious and not breathing. Officers reported the man had been shot in the head.
Officers began performing CPR until paramedics arrived and took over care.
Paramedics transported the man to Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan and he was pronounced dead shortly after.
The victim had been on the sidewalk in front of Imperial Food Store at 703 South McAlister Avenue when he was shot.
A bicycle was seen laying on the ground surrounded by crime scene tape as officers investigated. A parked vehicle had a bullet hole in its front windshield.
The Waukegan Police Department remained on the scene for several hours investigating the homicide.
Officials have not said yet whether any suspects have been identified or were taken into custody.