A jury trial has begun for a 65-year-old man charged with murdering his adult son by allegedly shooting him five times in Lakemoor, with the victim seeking help from bystanders and telling them, “My dad shot me.” The Lakemoor Police Department, McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Wauconda Fire District responded around 1:24 p.m. on March […]
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‘Random, inexplicable act’: Gunman charged with murdering 50-year-old father after asking him if he was a gang member
A gunman has been charged with murdering a 50-year-old father — shooting him in the head — unprovoked in Waukegan after approaching him and asking if he was a Latin King gang member, which he was not, prosecutors said. Santiago N. Gutierrez-Munoz, 19, of Waukegan, was charged with three counts of first-degree murder, a Class […]
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Coroner identifies 50-year-old father who was discovered fatally shot on Waukegan’s south side
The coroner has released the identity of a 50-year-old father from Waukegan who died after he was shot multiple times on the south side of Waukegan last week. The Waukegan Police Department received a report of gunshots fired around 11 p.m. on August 31 in the area of Lincoln Avenue and 9th Street in Waukegan. […]
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Man discovered fatally shot on Waukegan’s south side in suspected homicide
Police officers discovered a man in his 40s or 50s dead after being shot multiple times on the south side of Waukegan Monday evening, authorities said. The Waukegan Police Department received a report of gunshots fired around 11 p.m. Monday in the area of Lincoln Avenue and 9th Street in Waukegan. Waukegan Deputy Police Chief […]
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Jury convicts gunman of murdering victim who was lured into Antioch home, robbed and discovered fatally shot in bathtub
A jury on Friday convicted a gunman of murder for luring a 42-year-old man into an apartment in Antioch where he was robbed, fatally shot and then had his body dumped in a bathtub in 2022. The Lake County jury convicted Johnathan N. Skroko, 28, of South Elgin, of first-degree murder following a five-day trial […]
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Man wanted for almost decade for murdering victim in shooting in Waukegan captured in Georgia
A man wanted for murdering a victim during an altercation that led to a shooting in Waukegan in 2018 has been captured in Georgia following nearly a decade on the run, authorities said. The Waukegan Police Department said in May 2019 that they were actively seeking the arrest of Preston J. Banks, who was 39 […]
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27-year-old man from Lake County dies after multiple gunmen open fire at bus stop in Chicago
A Lake County man died after multiple gunmen opened fire on him at a bus stop in Chicago, leaving him shot multiple times and a woman also wounded, police officials said. The Chicago Police Department said the incident happened around 12:38 p.m. on July 31 in the 3400 block of West 16th Street in Chicago. […]
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‘Devastating tragedy’: Coroner identifies 30-year-old man found fatally shot inside home in Ingleside
The coroner has released the identity of a 30-year-old man who was found dead after being shot multiple times in Ingleside Friday morning, as his family calls it a “devastating tragedy.” The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 3:10 a.m. Friday to the 25900 block of West Laneville Drive in Ingleside for a report of […]
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Man found fatally shot inside home in Ingleside, responding deputies arrest suspected gunman
A man was found dead after being shot during a disturbance in Ingleside Friday morning and sheriff’s deputies have arrested the suspected gunman, officials said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 3:10 a.m. Friday to the 25900 block of West Laneville Drive in Ingleside for a report of a disturbance in progress. Sheriff’s 911 […]