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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Juvenile transported hospital after being shot nearby daycare facility in Waukegan
Police say a juvenile was arrested after another juvenile was shot down the street from a daycare facility in Waukegan Wednesday afternoon. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 4:18 p.m. Wednesday to the 100 block of Philippa Avenue in Waukegan for a report of a shooting. Officers arrived and reported finding […]
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Teenager charged with firing shots during robbery that left woman shot in Woodstock
A 17-year-old boy has been charged as an adult for allegedly firing shots during an attempted home invasion and robbery where a woman was shot at a residence in Woodstock. Quran Broomfield, 17, of Rockford, was charged with armed robbery, attempted home invasion, aggravated discharge of a firearm, two counts of aggravated unlawful use of […]
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Video captures barrage of gunfire that left man shot multiple times in Waukegan
A surveillance video captured the moment dozens of shots were fired, leaving a North Chicago man shot multiple times in the parking lot of a strip mall in Waukegan Friday. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 5:40 p.m. Friday to the 1400 block of Golf Road for a shooting. Waukegan Deputy […]
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North Chicago man shot multiple times in parking lot of strip mall in Waukegan
Police are searching for suspects after a North Chicago man in his 20s was shot multiple times in the parking lot of a strip mall in Waukegan Friday evening. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 5:40 p.m. Friday to the 1400 block of Golf Road for a shooting. Waukegan Deputy Police […]
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$1.25 million bond for man charged in shootout that left himself and 2nd man wounded in Waukegan
A judge denied prosecutors’ request to hold a Zion man without bond after he was charged in connection with a shootout that left himself and a second man wounded in Waukegan. Carnell D. Wesson, 30, of Zion, was charged with armed habitual criminal and two counts of felon in possession of a firearm. The charges […]
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Teenager hospitalized after being shot in front of apartment building in Waukegan
A teenager was transported to the hospital and is expected to survive after he was shot outside of Lakeside Towers in Waukegan over the weekend, police said. The Waukegan Fire Department and Waukegan Police Department responded around 1 p.m. Saturday to Lakeside Towers, 200 Julian Street, for a report of a shooting. Waukegan Deputy Police […]
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Authorities identify man fatally shot after his gun ‘discharged’ during struggle with police in Waukegan
Authorities have released the identity of a 32-year-old man who died after he allegedly pulled a gun and it “discharged” during a struggle with police in Waukegan. An autopsy performed on Corey D. Chandler, 32, showed he died from a gunshot wound, according to the Lake County Coroner’s Office. The Waukegan Police Department responded around […]
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State police say man was killed after his gun ‘discharged’ during struggle with police in Waukegan
State police are investigating after they say a man pulled a gun during a struggle with police in Waukegan and the gun “discharged,” fatally wounding the man Wednesday afternoon. The Waukegan Police Department responded around 2:11 p.m. Wednesday to the CFSC Currency Exchange, 3200 Grand Avenue in Waukegan. Waukegan Deputy Police Chief Brian Mullen said […]