Two people who were wounded in a July Beach Park gunfight — in which their companion was killed — have been charged for their roles in the incident, police said Friday.
About a miles east of the shooting scene, a car with it’s windows shot out and blood on the seat sits in the middle of Wadsworth Road in from of Our Lady of Humility Catholic Church. As many as four people were shot in the parking lot of Hoeksema's Mini-Mart Beer & Liquor at Gladstone Square strip mall at 38975 N Lewis Ave, Beach Park, Tuesday afternoon, July 26, 2022
The Lake County sheriff’s office said Jaziya K. Bankston, 22, of the 2100 block of Greenwood Avenue, Waukegan, and Dishelle Y. Flores, 21, of the 2400 block of Kennedy Drive, North Chicago, are facing weapons and drug charges stemming from the parking lot shootout.Their companion, Christopher Williams, 22, of North Chicago, was fatally wounded in the shooting.
Police responded to the parking lot of a business in the 38900 block of North Lewis Avenue at about 1:15 p.m. on July 26 after receiving reports of the shooting. The trio had allegedly arrived at the lot and spoke with another person before an argument started.Police said that person and the group exchanged gunfire before both drove off. Police located Bankston, Flores and Williams in a car parked along the roadside nearby. All three occupants were suffering gunshot wounds, police said.
Bankston and Flores have been charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and delivery of cannabis, police said. Both were arrested Thursday and remained in the Lake County jail Friday in lieu of bond. Sheriff John Idleburg said Friday officers are, “working diligently to hold everyone involved in this senseless shooting accountable.” Additional arrests and charges are likely, police said.
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