Second Zion Homicide Reported, While Victim in First is Identified
(Zion, IL) Police in Zion are investigating a second homicide that took place over the weekend. Officials say they were dispatched on Sunday evening to the 21-hundred block of Bethesda Boulevard for a shots fired call. When they arrived, they found an adult male dead of multiple gunshot wounds. Another adult male who lived in the residence was later located in Chicago, and was brought back to Zion for questioning, though no arrest has been announced. A double shooting in the city also took place on Saturday night leaving one teen dead and another injured. Both murders remain under investigation by Zion Police and the Lake County Major Crime Task Force.
(Zion, IL) A teen killed after a shooting in Zion has been identified. Police say they were called on Saturday night to the 19-hundred block of Ezra Avenue. Upon arrival authorities found two people with gunshot wounds. One victim, an 18-year-old male, suffered non-life threatening wounds and was hospitalized. The other victim, now identified as Tyshawn Foster of Waukegan, was pronounced dead at the scene. Coroner’s officials say the 17-year-old died of multiple gunshot wounds. A person of interest was made known to police, and they said they were seeking that person for questioning. No arrests, however, have been announced.
Tim Vander Tuuk, WLIP News (11-8-22)