Investigators are renewing their calls for witnesses to come forward to help identify the gunman who shot and killed an 18-year-old man, who was in the “wrong place at the wrong time,” at a Waukegan park. Ladarrius M. Cowart, 18, of Gurnee, was shot in the head and died at Bowen Park, 1800 North Sheridan […]
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Private security firm hired to patrol Waukegan parks following murder of Gurnee teen
The Waukegan Park District has hired a private security firm to patrol Waukegan parks after an 18-year-old Gurnee man was shot and killed at Bowen Park in early June. The Waukegan Police Department has provided security for many years after the city’s parks close at night. Beginning last month, additional patrols were added using Signal […]
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Authorities identify 18-year-old Gurnee man shot and killed at Bowen Park in Waukegan
The coroner’s office has identified a Gurnee teen who was shot in the head and killed during a shooting at Bowen Park in Waukegan early Sunday morning. An autopsy showed that Ladarrius M. Cowart, 18, of Gurnee, died as a result of a gunshot wound to the head, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek. […]
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‘We know there are witnesses’: Gurnee teen killed in shooting at Bowen Park in Waukegan
Police say a Gurnee teen was killed in a shooting at Bowen Park in Waukegan early Sunday morning, but none of the dozens of witnesses have come forward with information. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 2:20 a.m. Sunday to Bowen Park, 1800 North Sheridan Road, for a report of a […]