A Lake County decide set bail at $3 million Tuesday for one of a few individuals charged in the deadly shooting of a 14-calendar year-outdated boy at a North Chicago fuel station late Sunday afternoon.
Amireon C. Williams, 18, of North Chicago is charged with two felony counts of 1st-diploma murder and one particular felony depend of obstructing justice. Williams would will need to article $300,000 in money to be produced from jail though his scenario is pending.
He is accused of killing Lavon’ta Brown of North Chicago, who died from many gunshot wounds, Lake County coroner’s office Chief Deputy Steve Newton stated Monday following an autopsy.
Police reported investigators think Lavon’ta was at a gasoline station at the corner of South Jackson and 10th streets about 5:15 p.m. Sunday when he was shot.
Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Lindsay Hicks stated during the digital court hearing Tuesday early morning that Williams was one of the people who shot at Lavon’ta from a gold Chevy Malibu. Hicks stated evidence reveals Brown was strolling in the vicinity of the gasoline station when Williams and one more unidentified individual drove by, rolled down the rear windows and started firing at him.
Hicks reported Lavon’ta then pulled out a gun and returned fireplace, then ran and collapsed in the alley. Lavon’ta was pronounced dead at a clinic soon afterward, police mentioned.

























Sgt. Heather Cognac, a spokeswoman for the Lake County Main Crimes Job Power, explained people today at the fuel station known as 911 to report the taking pictures, but by the time officers arrived, the Chevy had pushed away. As deputies were having data on the motor vehicle and tending to Lavon’ta, unexpected emergency dispatchers commenced receiving reports that a Chevy had just smashed into an embankment around the corner of South Lewis Avenue and Belvidere Street. Hicks stated there ended up 6 persons in the Chevy when it crashed. Williams and two others were apprehended soon after fleeing into the Household Depot.
Cognac mentioned Tuesday the other a few occupants of the Chevy have been discovered by investigators but haven’t been apprehended yet.
Cognac explained police are not revealing still who they believe that was the other particular person who shot at Lavon’ta.
Hicks mentioned that though Williams was in the Property Depot, he took off a hoodie he was donning and hid it in a rest room. She stated he gave law enforcement a untrue name when in the beginning confronted
Williams appeared at the hearing from the North Chicago Law enforcement Office. When Hicks examine the state’s narrative of the rates Williams remained silent, sometimes shaking his head to say, “No.”
Lake County State’s Legal professional Eric Rinehart named the killing senseless and outrageous in a assertion Tuesday afternoon.
“Our business will seek justice for Lavon’ta, and we have arrived at out to his relatives to deliver further support,” Rinehart mentioned.
Williams is following thanks in court Thursday.