The sheriff’s office says a 24-year-old man died after he was wounded in a shooting that left a car and a home struck by gunfire in Beach Park Sunday afternoon.
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 12:10 p.m. Sunday to the 39300 block of Melbourne Court in Beach Park for a report of shots fired.
A 911 caller reported they heard several shots fired in the area, according to Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli.
The caller also reported seeing two African American men, ages 20-25, running from the scene.
Sheriff’s deputies arrived and located several spent shell casings on the roadway along with shattered glass from a car, Covelli said.
Deputies learned a vehicle was driven to Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan with a gunshot victim that was dropped off at the emergency room.
The gunshot victim, a 24-year-old Waukegan man, was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at the hospital.
Covelli said the victim was a passenger in the car, which was parked on Melbourne Court, when the shooting occurred.
Detectives have seized the car and are processing it for evidence on Monday.
A home was also struck by gunfire in addition to the car, Covelli said. Nobody inside the home was injured.
The Lake County Coroner’s Office has scheduled an autopsy on the victim, whose identity is being temporarily withheld.
Detectives are actively investigating the homicide and anyone with information is asked to call the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division at 847-377-4000.