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Lake County woman shot dead inside vehicle in Waukegan

By FOX 32 Digital Staff
Published  December 13, 2022 9:58am CST
Crime and Public Safety
FOX 32 Chicago

WAUKEGAN, Ill. - A woman was found shot to death Monday evening in a vehicle in north suburban Waukegan.

Officers were called about 7:37 p.m. and found a vehicle off the shoulder in the 1900 block of Waukegan Road and a person slumped over inside, Waukegan police said in a statement.

The victim, identified as a Lake County woman in her mid-20s, had sustained at least one gunshot wound, police said.

Officers performed CPR on the woman until paramedics arrived, but the victim was pronounced dead at the scene, according to authorities.

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Detectives are asking anyone who may have been in the area at the time of the shooting with relevant information to contact the Waukegan Police Department tip line at 847-360-9001.

No one is in custody.