Waukegan police video of shooting of 2 Blacks suggests coverup, lawyers say
A body camera worn by a suburban Chicago police officer who shot a black couple in their car was only turned on moments after the shooting — a fact that the lawyers representing the woman strongly suggests an attempt to cover up what had happened even before he opened fire.
Waukegan officials release videos of fatal police shooting
Authorities have released videos related to the fatal shooting of 19-year-old Marcellis Stinnette last week by police in north suburban Waukegan.
Woman injured in Waukegan police shooting says cops let boyfriend die
A woman who was shot by police last week in suburban Chicago said Tuesday that officers did nothing more than cover her boyfriend with a blanket after he was shot and left him on the ground to die.
Waukegan mayor says videos of fatal police shooting will be released after family views them
Waukegan Mayor Sam Cunningham announced Sunday that the city would be releasing the videos of last week’s fatal police shooting of 19-year-old Marcellis Stinnette after his family sees them first.
2 wounded in Waukegan shooting
Two people were shot Saturday in north suburban Waukegan.
Hundreds march in Waukegan after police shoot and kill unarmed Black man
Hundreds protested in Waukegan, Illinois on Sunday after a police officer shot and killed Marcellis Stinnette, 19. Stinette and his girlfriend Tavara William, 20, were inside her car when it reversed toward the officer, police say. Williams was shot as well and remains in the hospital. Both were unarmed.
Black woman shot by Waukegan officer seeks justice from hospital bed
A Black woman who was shot and wounded inside a vehicle by a police officer who also fatally shot her 19-year-old boyfriend on Satuday told about 200 people gathered at an emotional rally in suburban Chicago that she’s fighting “to be strong” for her son.
Attorneys for Black woman shot by cop: Firing `a first step’
Attorneys representing a Black woman who was shot and wounded inside a vehicle by a suburban Chicago police officer who also fatally shot her 19-year-old boyfriend called the officer’s firing “a first step in police accountability” but said they are pressing ahead with their own probe of the shooting.
Waukegan police officer fired after fatal shooting of teen
The Waukegan police officer involved in the fatal shooting of a teen in the northern suburb has been fired, the city’s police chief announced Friday.
FBI assisting investigation in fatal shooting of teen in Waukegan
The FBI is assisting Illinois State Police in an investigation into the killing of 19-year-old Marcellis Stinnette, who was shot by a Waukegan police officer in the northern suburb, officials said Friday.
Witness disputes Waukegan police account of shooting that killed 19-year-old man
“When he hollered 'stop,' he just started shooting immediately. Immediately,” said eyewitness Darrell Mosier.
Relative: Black couple didn’t provoke shooting by Waukegan police
The mother of a Black woman who was injured in a police shooting in suburban Chicago that left a Black man dead said the couple did nothing to provoke the officer.
Family demands answers after their son was shot, killed by Waukegan police
A Waukegan police officer shot two people Tuesday night — fatally wounding one of them — after the car they were in allegedly reversed toward the officer in the north suburb.
Chicago man charged in fatal Waukegan road rage shooting
A Chicago man is charged with murder after allegedly shooting a driver in a road rage incident last week in Waukegan.
Teen charged in deadly Kenosha shootings fights extradition
A 17-year-old in Illinois accused of killing two protesters days after Jacob Blake was shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, is fighting his return to Wisconsin to face homicide charges that could put him in prison for life.
Renter with assault rifle shoots, kills brothers breaking into Waukegan home
Two brothers armed with a revolver allegedly broke into an occupied home in Waukegan Tuesday and were confronted by a renter who shot and killed them with an assault rifle.
2 suspects fatally shot by Waukegan resident in attempted home invasion
A Waukegan resident exchanged gunshots with two people allegedly trying to break into a home Tuesday morning, fatally striking both suspects.
Woman arrested, charged after slamming into rear of Waukegan police squad while allegedly intoxicated
A 35-year-old woman was arrested Sunday morning after slamming into the rear of a Waukegan police squad.
Man wanted for 2018 Waukegan murder arrested in Wisconsin
A Chicago man wanted for a murder nearly two years ago in north suburban Waukegan was arrested Wednesday in Wisconsin.
2nd suspect in fatal Waukegan shooting turns self in
The second suspect in a fatal shooting of a 63-year-old woman in Waukegan has turned has turned himself in to police.