3 Men Found Dead With Gunshot Wounds In Kankakee Apartment: Police

KANKAKEE, IL — Three men were found dead with gunshot wounds Wednesday in a Kankakee apartment, according to police.

Officers responded about 2 p.m. to the 600 block of West Merchant Street, where a tenant's family member told police that they had come to the home to check on a relative, and, upon entering the residence, found the three bodies, authorities said.

The victims, who appeared to have been shot hours earlier, were identified as 25-year-old Kyle M. Washington, 24-year-old Deontay M. Tyler and a 27-year-old man whose identification is pending family notification, according to police, who said all three men were from Kankakee.

In a Facebook post addressing “why the investigation appeared to move slowly,” Mayor Chris Curtis said Kankakee police had called in a state police crime scene unit to assist with the investigation and it took a few hours for the team to drive to Kankakee.

“While it may have appeared that officers were not completing tasks, they were doing their job to make sure that nothing was compromising the investigation,” Curtis said.

“KPD detectives are outstanding at their job, but with multiple deceased victims it was determined to bring in extra help. This extra help will allow and benefit the families of the victims and the community to hopefully find the answers needed and bring justice to this horrific incident. … Often the community wants quick answers and results, but bringing in experts, being diligent, patient, proper is the best result to solve a crime scene, provide answers and bring closure to all involved.”

Anyone who has information about the shooting or had recent contact with any of the victims is asked to call Kankakee police at 815-933-0426.