Man shot to death in Walmart parking lot following minor traffic accident
Waukegan IL Dec 14 2017 Waukegan police reported that investigators continued to chase down leads and review security footage Tuesday following a fatal shooting and traffic collision Monday near the Fountain Square Walmart.
Cmdr. Joe Florip said the department would not be releasing an update on Tuesday, but he added the investigation was moving ahead.
On Monday, police reported that a man was found shot to death in the parking lot of the Walmart on the west side of Waukegan, with Police Chief Wayne Walles saying it was not a random incident.
According to Walles, dispatchers received 911 calls around 6 p.m. reporting a hit-and-run, and then more calls came in about shots fired in the east parking lot.
“Upon arrival, officers found an adult male. He was pronounced dead at the scene,” Walles said.
Evidence technicians could be seen huddling near a light pole at the northern end of the parking lot, and police set up an operations tent near the pole.
Walles said the incident happened outside the store and did not involve and employees from the Walmart on Waukegan Road.
“It appears not to be random, and there is no threat to the community,” he said.
According to Walles, witness statements were being taken and the surveillance video from the store was being reviewed for leads in the case.
Florip said dispatchers fielded multiple calls on the incident, and it is possible that multiple vehicles were involved, but he would not elaborate. Walles also stated there was evidence of an accident at the scene.
“We’re still putting the pieces together,” Florip said at the scene Monday night.
The Lake County Coroner’s Office also arrived and is investigating the shooting with Waukegan police, Florip said.
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