Kankakee Police Investigate Homicide | Crime, police and courts
KANKAKEE – A man died and another arrested following a shooting this morning in the 600 block of South Poplar Avenue, according to Kankakee Police.
Rayshun D. Williams, 35, was pronounced dead at 9:14 a.m. at Riverside Medical Center. Williams died of multiple gunshot wounds, Kankakee County Coroner Bob Gessner said.
Police arrested Lyn Love, 30. Charges are pending, police said.
Love went to AMITA Health St. Mary’s Hospital for treatment of a gunshot wound, police said. Police have been notified at the scene of the shooting.
Police said they responded to the residence with an unknown problem. When they arrived, they learned that a shooting had taken place. They located Williams, who was transported to Riverside.
Preliminary information gathered by detectives indicated that Love had forcibly entered the residence and confronted Williams, police said. During the clash, the two men were hit by gunfire.
Love fled the residence and went to the hospital, police said.
Police said the shooting was believed to be the result of a domestic issue involving Williams, Love and a woman they both knew.
This is the eighth homicide in Kankakee County this year.
The shooting is still under investigation. Illinois State Police Crime Scene Services assist investigators.
