UpdatedFri, Apr 9, 2021 at 4:05 pm CT
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CREST HILL, IL A 19-year-old Plainfield man was found dead from a gunshot wound shortly before noon Friday at the Theodore Marsh preserve in Crest Hill, officials told Joliet Patch.
Will County Forest Preserve spokeswoman Cindy Cain said that two people walking on the path west of Gaylord Road and north of Theodore Street found the young man s body about 20 yards off the trail and called 911.
Crest Hill and Forest Preserve District of Will County police responded to the 911 call at 11:47 a.m. The Will County Coroner s Office pronounced the Plainfield resident dead and an autopsy is scheduled for Saturday.
ELWOOD, Ill. (WLS) The man who was found shot to death in a car Friday in southwest suburban Will County has been identified.
Robert Bigger, 30, of Shorewood was found dead inside a car with the windows shot out Friday morning along Baseline Road in Elwood, according to Elwood police. He could have been leaving work, but that s something investigators are exploring as a possibility, Elwood Police Chief Fred Hayes said.
Hayes confirmed they are conducting a homicide investigation, and the Will-Grundy County Major Crimes Task Force is assisting, officials said.
As the investigation continues, authorities are asking for the public s help to find the gunman responsible for killing the man.