Lansing man charged with fatally shooting woman in Walmart parking lot
Lansing Walmart shooting: Woman dies after being shot in parking lot, police say
A 66-year-old woman was fatally shot in the parking lot of a Walmart store in Lansing Saturday afternoon, police said.
CHICAGO - A 40-year-old man suspected of fatally shooting a woman in a Walmart parking lot in south suburban Lansing Saturday afternoon is in custody.
Adebowale A. Oyelekan, of Lansing, has been charged with the first-degree murder of 66-year-old Victoria L. Olson, of Thornton, according to a statement from Lansing police.
The backstory:
Lansing police responded to a report of shots fired at 1:45 p.m. in the 17000 block of Torrence Avenue. When officers arrived, they found Olson suffering from multiple gunshot wounds in the parking lot.
Olson was treated at the scene before being transported to a local hospital, where she later died, police said.
Adebowale A. Oyelekan
What we don't know:
Authorities are still investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting. The investigation is ongoing by Lansing police, the South Suburban Major Crimes Task Force, and Illinois State Police Crime Scene Investigators.
Anyone with more information is urged to contact Lansing police at 708-895-7150.
What's next:
Oyelekan is scheduled to make his first court appearance in Markham, but the date of the hearing was not immediately available.
The Source: The information in this article was provided by the Lansing Police Department.