Luis Moreno, 21, was fatally shot on December 9, 2024, in the parking lot of the Lake Plaza shopping center at 700 South Lake Street in Mundelein, Illinois. Moreno, a Wheeling resident, was found with multiple gunshot wounds and taken to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, where he was pronounced dead.

Investigators from the Lake County Major Crime Task Force and the Mundelein Police Department say the shooting involved two vehicles: a tan Acura and a dark-colored Infiniti. Joaquin Romero, 20, of Mundelein, is identified as a passenger in the Acura and is accused of firing multiple shots from the backseat that struck Moreno, who was inside the Infiniti. Authorities allege Romero then took and concealed the firearm. Romero was arrested on December 10, 2024, in Round Lake and charged with aggravated unlawful possession of a firearm and obstructing justice; he was being held pending a detention hearing.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the Mundelein Police Department at 847-968-4600.