Four juveniles were taken into custody following a fatal shooting in Waukegan that prompted an hour-long police chase through Lake County Monday night, according to city police.
The victim is a 29-year-old Zion man. His identity has not yet been released.
Waukegan police said they were called at about 7 p.m. about shots fired in the 700 block of Lincoln Avenue.
Arriving officers said there were numerous shell casings at the scene and witnesses reported a white Nissan had fled the area. The victim was taken to a hospital with multiple gunshot wounds, and he was later pronounced dead, police said.
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Officers spotted the Nissan and attempted to stop it, but the vehicle fled, leading officers on a chase that lasted about an hour. Suspects leapt from the vehicle at various points during the chase. Police from North Chicago, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, and the Illinois State Police joined Waukegan police in attempting to stop the vehicle.
Eventually, ISP officers were able to halt the vehicle at a Waukegan location, police said.
Officers collected evidence at several points along the route of the chase, including two firearms.
So far, charges have been levied against one of the people allegedly involved.
Daveion Gordon, 17, appeared in Lake County Court Wednesday, where authorities said he has been charged with first-degree murder in the case.
Lake County prosecutors have filed to have him detained until trial, and Judge Michael Nerheim set a Friday date to hear that motion. In the meantime, Gordon will remain in the custody of juvenile authorities at the Hulse Detention Center.
Waukegan police are continuing to investigate the incident.