On the afternoon of February 24, 2024, Ana Gil, 24, was shot while walking with a friend, 28-year-old Rodrigo Olivan, on a sidewalk in the 400 block of Powell Avenue in Waukegan, Illinois. A silver SUV drove past and its occupants opened fire; Olivan died at the scene and Gil, shot nine times, called 911 and was taken to Advocate Condell Medical Center in critical condition. She died from complications of multiple gunshot wounds on February 27, the Lake County Coroner’s Office determined.

Investigators say the attack was part of a violent crime spree that began earlier in Chicago. A man identified as 18-year-old Tylo Eddins allegedly carjacked a 2020 Kia Sorrento, drove it to Waukegan, then robbed someone at gunpoint before picking up 19-year-old Ishawn Z. Pitts. Police say Eddins fired first on Powell Avenue and then told Pitts to finish them off; about 22 rounds struck the two victims. The suspects fled in the stolen Kia, crashed in Zion, and later abandoned the vehicle.

Detectives recovered evidence tying the crashed Kia to the shootings. Eddins was arrested on unrelated charges in Texas on February 28 and later held for extradition; Pitts was taken into custody on an outstanding aggravated robbery warrant and allegedly confessed during questioning. Both men have been charged with first-degree murder and were awaiting trial as of September 2024.

Does anyone have information about the Powell Avenue shooting or saw the stolen Kia that day?