03-23-2009, 12:44 PM
Cops seek suspects in Waukegan park shooting
March 23, 2009 11:08 AM | No Comments
Police said today they are searching for three male suspects who witnesses saw firing handguns towards the basketball courts at a Waukegan park Sunday afternoon, striking a 15-year-old North Chicago boy in the back of the neck.
The shooting occurred about 3:40 p.m. at Woodard Park, 701 S. Victory St.
Witnesses told police that after shooting their guns from the north side of May Street, the suspects fled north through yards and into an awaiting vehicle, Waukegan Police Comdr. Wayne Walles said.
The victim was taken to Vista East Medical Center in Waukegan and later flown to Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, where he remains in critical condition today, Walles said.
The shooting appears to be gang related, Walles said.
-- Ruth Fuller
March 23, 2009 11:08 AM | No Comments
Police said today they are searching for three male suspects who witnesses saw firing handguns towards the basketball courts at a Waukegan park Sunday afternoon, striking a 15-year-old North Chicago boy in the back of the neck.
The shooting occurred about 3:40 p.m. at Woodard Park, 701 S. Victory St.
Witnesses told police that after shooting their guns from the north side of May Street, the suspects fled north through yards and into an awaiting vehicle, Waukegan Police Comdr. Wayne Walles said.
The victim was taken to Vista East Medical Center in Waukegan and later flown to Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, where he remains in critical condition today, Walles said.
The shooting appears to be gang related, Walles said.
-- Ruth Fuller