Police have identified the man who allegedly shot both of his brothers to death and then set a house on fire in Highland Park before fleeing the scene earlier this week. Jeffrey S. Austwick, 54, of the 1700 block of Park Avenue West in Highland Park, was arrested in St. Louis, Missouri after police issued […]
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Coroner: Brothers found outside burning home in Highland Park died from multiple gunshot wounds
Two brothers found dead outside of a burning house in Highland Park early Wednesday died of multiple gunshot wounds, Lake County Coroner officials said Wednesday evening. Autopsy results showed the two men were 63-year-old Marc Austwick, of Lake Forest, and his brother, 60-year-old John Austwick, of Mundelein, Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek said in a […]
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Police release few details, seek help from community after two men found fatally shot inside abandoned hotel in Waukegan
Police are asking for the public’s help but have released few details five days after two Lake County residents were found shot to death inside the former Ramada Inn hotel in Waukegan. The Waukegan Police Department responded around 9:50 p.m. Friday to 200 North Green Bay Road in Waukegan for a person shot call. Officers […]
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Coroner identifies 2 Lake County residents found fatally shot inside abandoned hotel in Waukegan
The coroner has identified a 30-year-old man and a 59-year-old man who were found dead after being shot multiple times inside the former Ramada Inn hotel in Waukegan. The Waukegan Police Department responded around 9:50 p.m. Friday to 200 North Green Bay Road in Waukegan for a death investigation. Officers arrived and found two people […]
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2 men found shot, killed inside abandoned building of former Ramada Inn in Waukegan
Police are conducting a homicide investigation after two men were found shot to death inside the former Ramada Inn hotel in Waukegan. The Waukegan Police Department responded around 9:50 p.m. Friday to 200 North Green Bay Road in Waukegan for a death investigation. Officers arrived and found two people dead inside one of the rooms […]
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Major Crime Task Force investigating double murder in North Chicago
Police are investigating after two men in their 20s were both killed following a drive-by shooting early Saturday morning in North Chicago. The North Chicago Police Department responded around 3:30 a.m. Saturday to the 1000 block of Lincoln Street in North Chicago. Lake County Major Crime Task Force spokesman Christopher Covelli said officers responded to […]
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Prosecutors seek life sentence after man pleads not guilty to murdering married couple in Beach Park
Prosecutors said they will seek life in prison for one of two Waukegan men who pleaded not guilty in the “brutal” random murder of a husband and wife in Beach Park. Timothy D. Triplett, Jr., 34, of the 2100 block of Georgetown Lane in Waukegan, was charged with six counts of first-degree murder, while Derenell […]
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‘Calculated and brutal murder’: 2nd man arrested and charged with killing Beach Park couple in their home
A second Waukegan man was charged in the killing of a married couple at their Beach Park home in December, which the state’s attorney said was “calculated and brutal.” The victims did not know the suspects. Derenell D. Hill, 35, of the 1700 block of Runyard Place in Waukegan, was charged with two counts of […]
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Prosecutors may seek life sentence for Waukegan man charged with murdering couple at their Beach Park home
The Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office said they may seek a life sentence for the Waukegan man charged with killing a husband and wife in their Beach Park home in December. An autopsy showed that Mercedes Rodas, 49, and Carlos Rafael Rodas Perez, 52, both of Beach Park, died as a result of injuries from […]