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2 females seriously injured after shooting leaves nearly 60 rounds fired in Waukegan

Two female victims were seriously injured and underwent surgery after they were wounded in a shooting in Waukegan where nearly 60 shots were reportedly fired. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 6:15 p.m. Wednesday to the Citgo gas station, 1005 Golf Road, for a report of a shooting. Officers learned two […]

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‘Tragic and senseless’: Coroner says 2 teenage women died from multiple gunshot wounds in Waukegan shooting

An autopsy showed an 18-year-old woman and a 19-year-old woman both died from multiple gunshot wounds in a shooting in Waukegan, which local officials called “tragic and senseless.” The Waukegan Police Department responded around 5:06 p.m. Wednesday to 2421 Washington Street for a report of shots fired. Officers found two females that were shot in […]

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‘Lost two young souls’: Coroner identifies two teenage women found fatally shot in Waukegan

The coroner’s office has identified two teenage women who were shot and killed in a vehicle by a gunman in Waukegan as the mayor denounces an “epidemic of gun violence.” The Waukegan Police Department responded around 5:06 p.m. Wednesday to 2421 Washington Street for a report of shots fired. Officers found two females that were […]

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Zion man wanted for attempted murder of wife, other man in Waukegan shooting captured in New Mexico

The alleged gunman accused of shooting his wife and another man, seriously injuring them, in a Waukegan packaging plant parking lot has been captured in New Mexico. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 11:14 p.m. May 24 to Bolke Miller Company, 1350 Bridge Drive in Waukegan, for a shooting. Officers located […]