A 20-year-old has been charged with first-degree murder after one man was shot dead near downtown Oak Park early Friday morning, according to local officials.
Police responded to reports of shots fired in the 600 block of South Boulevard at 1:23 a.m. April 4, according to Oak Park spokesperson Dan Yopchick. Police arrived on the scene to discover a man lying in the street suffering from a gunshot wound, Yopchick said.
The Oak Park Fire Department transported the victim to the Loyola University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 2 a.m., Yopchick said.
The victim has been identified as 54-year-old Corey Gates of South Holland.
Investigators believe that Chicago resident Jabari McGee is responsible for the killing, according to the village.
A witness reported to law enforcement that they saw five people fleeing the scene of the killing on foot.
“A witness observed that approximately five male subjects wearing black clothing fled the scene on foot,” Yopchick said. “Five individuals matching those descriptions were observed running eastbound on Pleasant Street from Cuyler Avenue. Those five individuals – three juveniles and two adults – were detained and transported to the Oak Park Police Department. No weapons have been recovered and the investigation is ongoing with the assistance of the West Suburban Major Crimes Task Force.”
Police later apprehended a sixth suspect, another adult, in connection with the homicide, according to the village.
All the suspects were released without charge except for McGee. McGee is being held for a bond hearing, according to the village.
This is a developing story.