Crime & Safety
Blue Island PD Seeking Suspects In Labor Day Weekend Fatal Shooting
Jaramaine Wilcox, Jr., of Chicago, was found near Memorial Park with a single gunshot wound to the neck and died a short time later.
BLUE ISLAND, IL — Blue Island Police are still searching for suspects in the shooting death of a Chicago man who police said was shot in the neck last weekend.
The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office identified the 32-year-old victim as Jaramaine Wilcox, Jr., who lived in the 6500 block of South Campbell Avenue, police said.
Wilcox was found with a gunshot wound to the neck after police found him in the area of Memorial Park at 12804 Highland just after 7:30 p.m. on Sunday. Life-saving measures were initiated by first responders and Wilcox was taken to Advocate Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn, where Wilcox died shortly after.
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The South Suburban Major Crimes Task Force is investigating the homicide and anyone with information is asked to contact the Blue Island Police Department's Investigative Unit at (708) 396-7006.
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