Mark Fulwiley, 41, died from gunshot wounds on July 18, 2020, in Ford Heights, Illinois. Cook County Sheriff’s Police were called for shots fired in the 1400 block of Embassy Lane and for a gunshot victim in the 1000 block of Lexington Circle. Officers found a 29-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the head at the Lexington address; he was conscious and taken to hospital. At the Embassy Lane scene, Leon Franklin, 41, and Lester Jackson, 37, were found unconscious with gunshot wounds and were pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators say Montez Fulwiley, 30, of Ford Heights, held a woman at gunpoint inside the Embassy Lane home just before the shootings. Montez Fulwiley was arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder, one count of attempted murder, and one count of aggravated kidnapping while armed with a firearm, and was scheduled for a bond hearing at the Markham Courthouse. Reports note Montez Fulwiley had a prior history of violent behavior; the motive for the shootings was described as unclear, though a personal dispute was suggested.

Did anyone in the area know Mark Fulwiley or have information about what led up to the shootings?