On Wednesday, January 10, 2024, a fatal shooting occurred in the 4200 block of Barberry Lane in Zion, Illinois. Emergency crews arriving just after 7:30 p.m. found 20-year-old Willie Lewis Wright Jr of North Chicago suffering from multiple gunshot wounds outside an apartment building. He was taken to a nearby hospital with Advanced Life Support but was pronounced dead in the emergency room. The autopsy on January 11 confirmed death from multiple gunshot wounds.

A police radio alert indicated the victim was shot with a rifle, and a witness reported seeing 11 shell casings at the scene. The Zion Police Department’s Investigations Division and the Lake County Major Crimes Task Force recovered significant evidence from the apartment building and other locations and say multiple leads are being pursued.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Zion Police Department at 847-872-8000 and request the Investigations Division. Did anyone in the area see or hear anything that night?