Police, firefighters and paramedics from Streamwood responded about 2:23 a.m. Sunday, September 29, 2024 to a report of shots fired in the block of 300 Cedar Circle in Streamwood, where a party was happening in the neighborhood.
Multiple shots were fired, and several people were fighting, according to a news tip from the neighborhood of mostly ranch homes and a few split-level homes.
Minutes later there was a report that a male adult, age 24, had been shot, and was unconscious and not breathing. The victim was found in the roadway in front of a one-story ranch house in the block of 300 Cedar Lane.
Police determined the scene was secure by about 2:28 p.m., and Streamwood Fire Department paramedics moved up to treat the victim. Paramedics treated the victim with Advanced Life Support before and during transport to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead about 2:58 a.m. Sunday.
The identity of the victim, described only as a 24 year-old male/white/Latino, was initially not released.
Streamwood police stated Sunday that multiple suspects are in custody for investigation of the shooting. The Streamwood Police Department is investigating the fatal shooting with the assistance of the Major Case Assistance Team (M.C.A.T.).
The Streamwood Police Department described the shooting as an isolated event and that there is no threat to the public.
However, police tactical units were in the area as late as 1:15 p.m. Sunday. The Northern Illinois Police Alarm System (NIPAS) Emergency Services Team was on the scene with a large gray command vehicle, and at least one Bearcat armoured vehicle. The NIPAS Emergency Services Team is similar to SWAT — as it defined in many areas of the United States.
The Streamwood Police Department posted on Facebook at 6:14 AM Sunday: “There is a large police presence in the area of the 300 block of Cedar Circle. Please avoid the area. We will update the community when the situation is resolved. This is an isolated incident with no threat to the general public.”
Also, after 6:00 a.m. Sunday, there was an emergency notification to subscribers, residents or businesses in the local area of the crime scene from the Streamwood Police Department broadcast via the notification network “Everbridge” used by the Northwest Central Dispatch System (NWCDS 9-1-1 Center).
NOTIFICATION MSG …
“SW Shelter In Place
This is the Streamwood Police Department. We are requesting that residents shelter in place due to police activity in the area.”Streamwood PD/NWCDS 911 Center
Google Maps Traffic Layer indicated a road closure or traffic delays on Streamwood Boulevard between Bartlett Road and Oltendorf Road.
The crime scene is located in Cook County, and the Cook County Medical Examiner is included with the death investigation.
Anyone with information about the shooting is urged to contact the Streamwood Police Department at 630-736-3700 or leave a message on the Streamwood Police Department confidential tip line, 630-736-3719.
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