Woman killed in Lockport Township shooting identified; she and other man injured were bystanders, police say
Two bystanders were shot, one fatally, in Lockport Township, Illinois, Wednesday night.
Will County Sheriff's Deputies were called to a home in the 200 block of Dellwood Avenue just before 8 p.m. for a call of a shooting.
Officials said deputies found two victims, a woman and a man. The woman later died at a local hospital. The Will County Coroner's Office identified her as 31-year-old Michelle Robinson.
The man is expected to recover and has not yet been identified. His family said he was released from the hospital as of Thursday evening.
Investigators believe the victims were innocent bystanders caught in crossfire while they were standing outside. The circumstances surrounding the shooting are unknown at this time.
Neighbors said the shooting has rocked their community.
"It's just heavy on my heart. It's really heavy," said Monica Holman, who lives across the street.
Holman said she spoke to Robinson sporadically.
"I can see her now," she said. "She walked past. She always waved at me, 'Hey, how ya doing?' She'd come get her kids, pick them up from school. You know, it's sad."
Holman said she was home when she heard gunshots, as did her adult son, who was in another room. She saw one of the victims laying on the ground after the shooting and was on the phone with 911 when police arrived.
"Was them gun shots. He was like, yea. It just came through my wall. He said he could still see the smoke coming," she said.
"He just knew if he were like, walking or anything, something could have happened to him," said her daughter Carmen Holman.
Carmen said her 5-year-old daughter goes to school with Robinson's 4-year-old children, one of whom is in the same class as her daughter. She's heartbroken for the family.
"This is supposed to be home and home isn't safe anymore," she said. "I just feel for the kids. I feel for this family. They didn't deserve that."
The shooting happened just a block away from a preschool. Police haven't said if Robinson and the man who were shot knew each other, or had any relationship. An investigation by police is ongoing. No one is currently in custody.
