A shooting wounded multiple people during a vigil at Cinnamon Lake Towers in Waukegan Wednesday evening for a man killed Monday, with police arresting his father for disturbing the crime scene and fighting officers.
A vigil and balloon release was being held around 9 p.m. Wednesday at Cinnamon Lake Towers, 2725 West Glen Flora Avenue in Waukegan.
The vigil was being held for Koron Gibson, 29, of Waukegan, who died on Monday evening after being shot in the 700 block of Lincoln Avenue in Waukegan.
Family and friends were gathered for the Wednesday evening vigil and balloon release when a shooting occurred in the parking lot of the apartment complex.
The Waukegan Police Department responded to investigate and set up a perimeter to canvass for evidence, according to Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Garrett Miller.
The Waukegan Fire Department also responded to treat the victims and transport them to the hospital.
Officials did not say how many people were shot but bystanders at the scene said at least two or three people were injured.
Residents at Cinnamon Lake Towers said the gunfire sounded like a machine gun.
The incident drew a large police response from multiple agencies to the chaotic scene. Crime scene tape was later set up in the parking lot.
Miller said that Alex B. Agee, 49, of North Chicago, who is the father of Gibson, was “extremely agitated and aggressive” with police at the scene.
Miller said Agee began tearing up crime scene tape and entering the crime scene.
Officers warned him three times not to do that but continued to do so, Miller said.
Officers tried to arrest Agee and he fought with them, injuring them, Miller said.
Agee was charged with aggravated assault of a peace officer, a Class 4 felony, and two counts of resisting or obstructing a peace officer, a Class A misdemeanor.
Agee appeared for a First Appearance Court hearing on Thursday morning and was released from custody due to the charges being non-detainable under the Illinois SAFE-T Act.
Lake County Judge Michael Nerheim ordered Agee to be placed on Level 4 pre-trial supervision, not possess any dangerous weapons and have no violent or harassing contact with the Waukegan Police Department or Lake County Courthouse.
Nerheim also ordered Agee to have no contact with gang members, a request that prosecutors sought and Agee’s defense attorney objected to.
The Waukegan Police Department has not released any information on the Wednesday shooting.
Four gunmen opened fire on Gibson in the area of 8th Street and Lincoln Avenue just before 7 p.m. Monday, prosecutors said. He was shot multiple times and died at the hospital.
Daveion L. Gordon-Brown, 17, of Waukegan, was charged Wednesday with two counts of first-degree murder, a Class M felony, in connection with the homicide.
Gordon-Brown was among four arrested following an hour-long police chase in Lake County on Monday evening.