1st Degree Murder Charges Filed In Shooting In Hanover Park

HANOVER PARK, IL — A Glendale Heights man faces first degree murder charges after he was accused of fatally shooting a man in the leg in Hanover Park in early August. Richard Goodwin, 55, of the 12oo block of Raleigh Court, was also charged with two counts of aggravated battery in connection with the incident, which police say fatally injured Marek Krywko.

Prosecutors say Goodwin came with two women to a home on Pebblebeach Drive just after 7:45 p.m. to buy marijuana from Krywko. Goodwin is accused of shooting a woman at the home in the left thigh when she offered him a bottle of water. He is then accused of shooting Krywko in the left thigh, puncturing his femoral artery, before fleeing with the two women.

Police officers arrived at the scene to find Krywko unresponsive. He was rushed to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead shortly after arriving.

After an investigation, Goodwin was taken into custody Aug. 25. He is currently being held in DuPage County Jail on $500,000 bond.

“I commend the Hanover Park Police Department for their efforts in the identification and apprehension of the suspect in this case,” DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin said in a news release.

Berlin added, “To the family and friends of Mr. Krywko, I offer my condolences as they mourn this senseless loss of life."

Goodwin is set to appear in court again Sept. 17.