Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Police Continue to Search for Suspects in Wauconda Shooting
The shooting victim's girlfriend and children were in the apartment at the time of the shooting but were not hurt, according to media reports.
Police are continuing to investigate a shooting that occurred Sunday night in a Wauconda apartment, according to media reports.
Wauconda Police spoke with the shooting victim, a 26-year-old male, and last night spoke with the victim's girlfriend who hid in a bathroom with her three children, ages 7, 10 and 14, when the shooting occurred, according to the Daily Herald.
Police said they are looking for three Hispanic males who they say forced their way into the man's studio apartment in the 100 block of Main Street in Wauconda Sunday night, according to the article.
The Daily Herald reports the victim knew or knew of the Hispanic males and police are continuing to investigate a motive in the shooting.
Read more on the Daily Herald.
The above information was updated at 12:30 p.m. on May 6.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Local police are searching for the shooter accused of shooting a 26-year-old man on Sunday around 8:30 p.m. in the victim's second-floor apartment on south Main Street in Wauconda, according to the Daily Herald.
The man is in stable condition following the shooting, according to the Daily Herald.
Police are searching for three suspects who they say fled the scene in a dark-colored following the shooting, according to ABC7 Chicago. Police have not released any descriptions regarding the suspects and also have not identified the shooting victim as of Monday morning, according to the article.
The Chicago Tribune reports the incident began as a home invasion after the suspects forced their way into the man's apartment. Police continue to investigate a motive in the shooting.
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