An 18-year-old man was charged in connection to the homicide of a 20-year-old man during a gun exchange outside a Zion apartment building on Wednesday. Brian Rodriguez, 18, of Winthrop Harbor, was charged with three counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, a Class 4 felony. The charges stem from the homicide of Willie Wright […]
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SWAT teams execute search warrants in connection to homicide of 20-year-old man in Zion
SWAT teams executed search warrants in Winthrop Harbor Thursday evening in connection to the Wednesday homicide of a 20-year-old man in Zion. The Northern Illinois Police Alarm System (NIPAS) Emergency Services Team, along with the Zion Police Department and Lake County Major Crime Task Force, executed the warrants at multiple locations in the 600 block […]
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Coroner releases identity of 20-year-old man shot and killed outside Zion apartment building
The coroner has released the identity of a 20-year-old man who died after he was shot multiple times outside an apartment building in Zion Wednesday evening. An autopsy performed Thursday showed Willie Wright Jr., 20, of North Chicago, died as a result of multiple gunshot wounds, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek. The Zion […]