Herbert Lomax, 48, was shot and killed in a Mundelein apartment on Tuesday, July 7, 2026. The shooting happened about 11:40 a.m. in the 500 block of Deepwoods Drive. Lomax and a 47-year-old woman who lived in the apartment were found with gunshot wounds and taken to Advocate Condell Medical Center; Lomax was pronounced dead in the emergency room and an autopsy confirmed multiple gunshot wounds as the cause of death. The woman’s injuries were described as not life-threatening.

Investigators say the incident began as a domestic-related dispute. Within hours, police identified 21-year-old Deandre Y. Harris of South Holland as a suspect; he was alleged to have been visiting his 19-year-old girlfriend, the daughter of the wounded woman, when an argument with Lomax escalated and Harris allegedly produced a semi-automatic handgun and fired multiple shots. Harris and the girlfriend reportedly fled but were stopped less than two hours later on Interstate 94 on Chicago’s Far South Side. Troopers recovered a firearm from the vehicle after a search warrant, and Harris was charged with two counts of first-degree murder and aggravated battery with a firearm. A judge ordered Harris detained as proceedings move forward.

Did anyone in the area know Lomax or the family who lived at the Deepwoods Drive apartment and can share details that might help the ongoing investigation?