Incident

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10-17-2021 Illinois Zion 1-1

Location

October 17, 2021

2800 block of Enoch Ave
Zion, Illinois

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Melanie Yates
Age: 23
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Female
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Relationship: Neighbor
Name: Zechariah C Myles
Age: 16
Age Group: Teen 12-17
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Death
Stray bullet

Notes

woman inside home shot by stray bullet, died in hospital; 16 yo neighbor fired rifle into street, arrest 11/16/21

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Rifle

Sources

URL: https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/10/18/zion-shooting-stray-bullet-woman-critically-wounded-enoch-avenue/

URL: https://wgntv.com/news/chicagocrime/23-year-old-woman-struck-by-stray-bullet-inside-zion-home-in-critical-condition/

URL: https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/woman-shot-killed-inside-zion-home-after-gunman-opens-fire-outside-authorities-say/2643382/

URL: https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/11/10/22775650/16-year-old-boy-charged-with-murder-of-zion-woman-struck-by-stray-bullet-inside-of-home

URL: https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/ct-lns-stray-bullet-arrest-st-1118-20211117-sixcugdk3fbv5eit7pa6xsvubi-story.html

District

Congressional District: 10
State Senate District: 31
State House District: 61