2 suburban men charged in deadly Waukegan parking lot shooting
Alan Green and Keyonda Triplett (Waukegan Police )
WAUKEGAN, Ill. - Two men were charged with murder after a shooting in a city-owned, Waukegan parking lot earlier this month.
Officers responded to reports of a large crowd gathering in a parking lot associated with a train station around 3:30 a.m. on June 7.
They saw several vehicles leaving the lot located at 95 Spring St. and found a person with multiple gunshot wounds. Police said the victim was pronounced dead on the scene.
Alan Green, 34, of North Chicago, and Keyonda Triplett, 30, of Waukegan, were identified and arrested shortly after the shooting. They were not initially charged with murder.
Following an investigation, the Lake County State's Attorney’s Office approved first-degree murder charges for both offenders on July 18.
Green was also charged with armed habitual criminal, armed violence, and drug possession. Triplett was charged with aggravated fleeing and eluding, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, and armed violence.
Police recovered multiple firearms and drugs during the arrests. Several shell casings were found at the scene along with other evidence.
A 22-year-old from Zion was also shot in the arm. He was taken to a local hospital where he was treated and released.
Both suspects remain in custody at the Lake County Jail.