Person in Custody After Fatal Shooting in Grayslake

A person was taken into custody in connection with the fatal shooting of a Zion man early Saturday in unincorporated Grayslake.

Authorities were called about shots fired at 1:36 a.m. in the 33300 block of Lone Rock Road, according to a statement from the Lake County sheriff’s office. Officers arrived to find a 30-year-old Zion man in critical condition with a gunshot wound.

The man was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, the sheriff’s office said. His identity was not released Saturday morning.

The incident remained under investigation Saturday, but preliminary information indicated that it was not a random shooting, the sheriff’s office said.

Information about the person who was taken into custody wasn’t immediately made available.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the sheriff’s office at (847) 549-5200 or Lake County CrimeStoppers at (847) 662-2222.

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