Tyron L. Patrick, a 34-year-old African American man from Waukegan, Illinois, was shot and killed on the morning of June 13, 2021. Police and fire crews responded to reports of shots fired in the 1600 block of 11th Street and found a vehicle had crashed into a building. Patrick was discovered slumped over the steering wheel with multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene; an autopsy attributed his death to those gunshot wounds.

Investigators determined the shooting occurred during an armed robbery. The Waukegan Police Department identified suspects and charged them: Anthony Wilson Jr., 21, of Waukegan, was charged with first-degree murder, two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, and unlawful use of a weapon and was held on $2 million bond beginning October 2021. A second suspect, Akhenaton G. Taylor, 27, with no known residence, was later indicted on four counts of murder and one count of armed robbery; he was already in custody on separate firearm-related charges and had bond set at $10 million after the indictment.

Tyron Patrick is remembered by family and friends as a loving, committed family man who was well-known and respected in his community. Does anyone have information about the morning of June 13, 2021, or the people involved that could help clarify what happened?