Illinois
Suspect arrested in 2016 murder of man in Cicero, Illinois
After nearly nine years on the run, the man suspected of shooting and killing another man in west suburban Cicero in 2016 has been arrested on first-degree murder charges, police said.
Victor Martinez, 27, was arrested Thursday by the U.S. Marshals Service at Midway International Airport, and was transferred to the custody of Cicero police, according to the Cicero Police Department.
Martinez is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the Aug. 22, 2016 shooting death of 22-year-old Julio Servin.
Police said Servin was found lying in the street in the 5500 block of West Cermak Road with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
One month later, police issued an arrest warrant for Martinez after identifying him as the gunman, but he had fled to Mexico shortly after the shooting, police said.
After his arrest at Midway on Thursday, Martinez made his first court appearance on Saturday, and was ordered to remain in Cook County Jail as he awaits trial.
He is due back in court on Tuesday.
Illinois
Multiple people shot in Centralia, Illinois: REPORT
CENTRALIA, Ill. – An investigation is underway after multiple people were shot Sunday in Centralia, Illinois, according to a report from WFCN News in southern Illinois.
FOX 2 has confirmed the Illinois State Police is investigating a shooting and taking over the investigation, but ISP could not confirm many further details as of 9 p.m. Sunday.
“The investigation is in its infancy and to protect the integrity of the investigation, no additional details will be released at this time,” ISP said in a statement to FOX 2.
According to WFCN News, the shooting happened around 5 p.m. near the 900 block of East Kell Street in Centralia. Multiple law enforcement agencies have since responded to scene and multiple victims are hospitalized, according to the report.
It’s unclear how many people may have been injured and what led up to the shooting.
Centralia, Illinois is about 70 miles, or just over an hour, east of St. Louis.
This is a developing story. FOX 2 will update as more information becomes available.
Illinois
Weather service assessing damage across Iowa, Illinois and Missouri
The National Weather Service has teams of storm surveryors in the field April 18 investigating several reports of severe storms and tornado touch downs across eastern Iowa, northwest Illinois and northeast Missouri.
According to the weather service’s website, windgusts of up to 60 to 70 mph along with teacup-sized hail and several tornadoes were reported April 17.
Many homes and outbuildings were damaged, trees were uprooted and power lines were downed in Lena, Illinois, where the most significant damage occurred, the site pointed out.
Very strong winds also were reported near Washington, Iowa, and Colmar, Illinois, where several outbuildings and grain bins were destroyed.
The weather service received reports of confirmed and possible tornadoes in the areas of Lena, Pecatonica, Shirland, Rockton, Roscoe and Capron.
The teams will be assessing damage this weekend into next week along with county emergency management teams to determine what types of storms occurred and their paths.
Dozens of power outages were reported, as well.
As of the afternoon of April 18, ComEd was reporting 85 active power outages across northern Illinois, down from 241 on April 17, and 6,751 customers affected, down from more than 18,000.
The bulk of those outages and the most customers impacted are concentrated in Jo Daviess and Stephenson counties.
Illinois
5 tornadoes confirmed in Illinois from Friday’s storms
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