Mariano's worker shot to death in Evergreen Park identified by medical examiner; suspect charged

EVERGREEN PARK, Ill. - A Mariano's employee was shot and killed Thursday morning in southwest suburban Evergreen Park.

Police responded to a report of an active shooter around 9:12 a.m. at a Mariano's grocery store at 2559 W. 95th St. They found a 21-year-old woman in the storage room who had been shot multiple times, according to Evergreen Park Police Chief Michael Saunders. She died as a result of her injuries.

The woman was identified by the Cook County Medical Examiner as 21-year-old Jailene Flores, of Chicago.

Surveillance video showed a male, believed to be her boyfriend, follow her to the storage room prior to the shooting, police said. 

Further investigation revealed there was a previous "domestic incident" between Flores and the suspect at an Amazon Fresh Store in Oak Lawn. She left her job at Amazon and started working at Mariano's, police said.

While investigating the shooting, detectives identified the suspect as 21-year-old Armoni Henry of Chicago. He was located on the North Side and taken into custody by the Chicago Police Department.

Henry has been charged with first-degree murder and is expected in court Friday morning. 

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Mariano's released the following statement on Thursday's shooting: 

"We are deeply saddened by the incident that occurred at our Mariano's Evergreen Park store located in Evergreen Park, Illinois.

The entire Mariano's family offers our thoughts, prayers, and support to all affected individuals and families during this difficult time and we have initiated counseling services for our associates.

We are cooperating with local law enforcement, and the store will remain closed while the police investigation continues.

To protect the integrity of the ongoing investigation, we are deferring questions to the local law enforcement."