Emanuel Azan Perez, a 22-year-old Hispanic man from Waukegan, Illinois, was shot multiple times during an attempted robbery on February 19, 2022, in the parking lot of the Walmart Supercenter at 3900 Fountain Square Place. The meeting in the parking lot around 1:30 p.m. involved Perez and Desteny Rodriguez, both in their 20s, and two males in their 20s who arrived in a Nissan Altima. The parties had arranged to exchange or trade guns when the confrontation escalated and shots were fired.

Perez was in a Dodge Durango driven by Rodriguez. After being struck multiple times, that vehicle collided with other cars near Washington and Westwaukee Road as it tried to leave. Perez was taken to a local hospital in serious condition by the Waukegan Fire Department and died on March 1, 2022, from complications of the gunshot wounds. Rodriguez was taken into custody at the crash scene; occupants of the Nissan went to a hospital, one with a superficial gunshot wound who was later released from police custody. Two semi-automatic pistols and an assault-style weapon were recovered from the Durango. The investigation remains open.

Does anyone have information about the February 19 meeting in the Walmart lot or the vehicles involved?