A man has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for pleading guilty in connection with the “cold-blooded and calculated” ambush murder and robbery of a victim outside a Waukegan motel. Shava Jackson-Spicer, 29, of Joliet, and Darius Kirby, 34, of Riverdale, were both charged in March 2021 with multiple counts of first-degree murder. The […]
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Jury convicts man of committing ‘cold-blooded and calculated’ murder outside motel in Waukegan
A 34-year-old man faces up to 60 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of fatally shooting another man in a “cold-blooded and calculated” ambush murder outside a motel in Waukegan. Darius Kirby, 34, of Riverdale, and Shava Jackson-Spicer, 29, of Joliet, were both charged in March 2021 with multiple counts of first-degree […]
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Man charged in drug homicides of Wauconda couple found dead in Libertyville motel room
A McHenry man has been charged with drug-induced homicide after a Wauconda couple was found dead in a Libertyville motel with their 6-month-old baby, who was found in the room unharmed. Erick Ruiz, 22, of the 5900 block of Cobblestone Trail in McHenry, was charged with two counts of drug-induced homicide, a Class X felony, […]
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Coroner identifies Wauconda parents found dead in Libertyville motel with their baby who was unharmed
Authorities have identified a man and woman found dead in a Libertyville motel from an apparent drug overdose. The couple’s baby was found in the room unharmed. Robert Callen, 35, of Wauconda, and Amanda Dubin, 34, of Wauconda, are both believed to have suffered from drug overdoses, according to the Lake County Coroner’s Office. Toxicology […]
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Man, woman found dead inside motel room in Libertyville; baby found unharmed
Police say a man and woman were found dead in a motel in Libertyville and an infant, who was also in their room, was found unharmed and is in DCFS custody. The Libertyville Police Department and Libertyville Fire Department responded around 11:08 a.m. Saturday to the Motel 6, 1809 North Milwaukee Avenue in Libertyville. Libertyville […]
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Two men charged in killing of Joliet man at Waukegan motel over the summer
Two men have been arrested and charged with shooting and killing a Joliet man at the Motel 6 in Waukegan last August, according to police and court records. Darius Kirby, 31, of Riverdale, and Shava Jackson-Spicer, 26, of Joliet, were both charged with two counts of first-degree murder. The Calumet Park Police Department arrested Kirby […]
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Authorities identify 28-year-old man who died after Motel 6 shooting in Waukegan
The coroner’s office has identified a 28-year-old man who died after being shot at Motel 6 in Waukegan on Tuesday. It was the second homicide to occur at the motel in less than two weeks. An autopsy showed that John K. Cannon, 28, of Waukegan, died of injuries sustained from gunshot wounds, according to Lake […]
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1 dead, 1 injured after shooting at Motel 6 in Waukegan; 2nd homicide at the motel in 2 weeks
A man was fatally shot and another man was seriously injured after a shooting at Motel 6 in Waukegan Tuesday morning. It is the second homicide to occur at the motel in less than two weeks. The Waukegan Police Department responded around 1 a.m. Tuesday to a local hospital for a report of two people […]
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32-year-old man dies after being shot at motel in Waukegan
A Chicago man died shortly after being shot at the Motel 6 in Waukegan early Wednesday morning, police said. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday to the Motel 6, 31 North Green Bay Road, for a report of a shooting. Waukegan Police Commander Joe Florip said that shots […]