Murder In Lockport Township, 2nd Shooting Victim Alive: Sheriff

LOCKPORT TOWNSHIP — The Will County Sheriff's Office is investigating a double shooting that happened early Thursday night in unincorporated Lockport Township, leaving one person dead and the second person in critical condition.

The sheriff's agency posted on Facebook that deputies were sent to 200 block of Riverview Avenue around 7 p.m. for a shooting. A 55-year-old man was lying near the front door of the house and had been shot.

Deputies also found a second victim, a 52-year-old man, lying on the ground near the other victim.

Both victims were taken to a local area hospital for injuries sustained in the shooting, and the 55-year-old man has undergone surgery and is listed in critical condition.

The 52-year-old victim died of his injuries at the hospital.

The identity of this victim is being withheld until notification can be made to the family and upon conclusion of his autopsy.

Will County announced that witnesses reported hearing five to six gunshots.

"It was reported to detectives that the two men had just arrived at the residence from returning from a local grocery store. As they approached the front of the residence, shots were fired from an unknown person. It appears that this was an isolated incident, and the attack was targeted," Will County Sheriff's officials announced.

If anyone has any information regarding this incident, they are urged to contact Detective Hilary Lithgow with the Will County Sheriff’s Office at 815-727-8574, at extension 4921 or go to the Will County Sheriff’s Office website at www.willcosheriff.org and click “Submit A Crime Tip”. Further details will be provided when appropriate.