Jerzy Milewski, a 55-year-old man of Polish ethnicity from Oak Lawn, was shot to death in the early morning of October 13, 2017, in the parking lot of Gerhard Design in Bridgeview, Illinois. Officers responded to reports of gunshots around 5:30 a.m. in the 8500 block of Thomas Avenue and found Milewski with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead.

The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled the death a homicide from multiple gunshot wounds. Howard Strepek, a 56-year-old man from Palos Hills, was arrested shortly after the incident and charged with first-degree murder; he was scheduled to appear in Cook County bond court. Bridgeview police stated there was no ongoing threat to the community.

Did anyone in the area see or hear anything that morning that might help clarify what happened?