The coroner has released the identity of a 21-year-old man who died following a shooting in the parking lot of a shopping center in Mundelein Monday evening.
The Mundelein Police Department responded around 7:10 p.m. Monday to the Lake Plaza shopping center in the 700 block of South Lake Street for a report of shots fired.
Lake County Major Crime Task Force Spokesman Christopher Covelli said officers arrived and learned a man had been shot.
The man was transported to an area hospital in a privately owned vehicle, Covelli said.
Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek identified the victim on Tuesday as Luis Moreno, 21, of Wheeling.
Officers were notified a short time later that Moreno had been brought to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville.
Moreno died from his injuries despite hospital staff’s efforts to save him, Covelli said.
An autopsy performed Tuesday showed Moreno suffered from multiple gunshot wounds.
The person or persons who transported Moreno to the hospital left prior to the arrival of officers, Covelli said.
The Lake County Major Crime Task Force was called to the scene to assist Mundelein police detectives with the investigation.
A heavy police presence was seen for hours around the eastern side of the shopping complex near Jay’s Liquors, ACTION Martial Arts and Supermercado Gisselle.
Crime scene tape was set up in the parking lot and officers were photographing the scene and going in and out of the businesses.
Investigators believe the shooting was possibly targeted, Covelli said, adding that it is believed to have been perpetrated by a single gunman.
Covelli said Major Crime Task Force investigators and Mundelein police detectives continue to actively investigate the homicide.