Timothy J. Wells, 43, of Crest Hill, Illinois, was fatally shot outside the Arbor Lane apartments in the 1600 block of Arbor Lane on April 11, 2024, at about 6:30 a.m. The shooter fled the scene before emergency crews arrived. Crest Hill Police Department, under Police Chief Ed Clark, is investigating with assistance from multiple law enforcement agencies; as of the latest update there have been no arrests or suspect identifications and police have not released surveillance footage or descriptions of suspects or vehicles.

Investigators describe the killing as a targeted attack and say it does not represent a broader danger to the community. Two weeks before his death Wells pleaded guilty at the Will County Courthouse to a 2023 theft offense; Judge Marzell Richardson sentenced him to 12 months of court supervision and ordered him to stay away from the alleged victim and that person’s address in Oak Forest. Crest Hill detectives are reviewing a Woodridge police case to see whether it could be connected to Wells’ murder.

If anyone has information about Wells, the Arbor Lane area on April 11, or the Woodridge matter being reviewed, please come forward.