Leon Pruitt Jr., 26, of Waukegan, Illinois, was found unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds in an upstairs apartment in the 500 block of Cummings Avenue during the early hours of August 12, 2017. Waukegan police responded after multiple 911 calls; he was taken by the Waukegan Fire Department to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead shortly after arrival. The Lake County Coroner’s Office listed multiple gunshot wounds as the cause of death; toxicology results were pending in initial reports.

The Waukegan Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division handled the case. Officers said there was no immediate threat to the community and described the incident as isolated. Detectives followed multiple leads, but no suspects had been publicly identified and no arrests were announced in the initial stages. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Waukegan Police Department Tip-Line or Lake County Crime Stoppers.