Man Accused In Woodridge Fatal Shooting: Police

WOODRIDGE, IL – A man fatally shot another man last week in Woodridge, with DNA evidence a factor in the case, prosecutors said Wednesday.

Gevon Anderson, 22, of Crest Hill, was charged with first-degree murder. A DuPage County judge ordered Anderson to stay jailed until his trial.

About 8:30 p.m. April 23, Woodridge police responded to a shooting in the 2000 block of Country Club Drive, according to a news release from the DuPage County State's Attorney's Office.

They found 22-year-old Ed Lewis on the ground with gunshot wounds, prosecutors said. He was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Police said they recovered three 9mm shell casings at the site of the shooting.

Through surveillance video and interviews with witnesses, police said they identified Anderson as the suspect. Anderson was with Lewis on Country Club Drive when Anderson shot him, police said. Anderson then left in a black Nissan sedan.

About 5:30 a.m. the next day, authorities executed a search warrant at Anderson's home, where they found guns, including two 9mm 3D-printed "ghost guns," one of which was loaded, according to the news release. Anderson was then arrested.

A lab analysis showed the shell casings provided "very strong support" that Anderson was a contributor to the DNA profile, prosecutors said.

The site of the shooting is about a mile west of Darien.