La Grange Park Racist Says He Was Targeted By Killer

LA GRANGE, IL – A man suspected of fatally shooting three people near Champaign, then killing two dogs in the Chicago suburbs, was killed by police Wednesday close to nationally known racist Nicholas Fuentes' house in Berwyn, authorities said.

On X, Fuentes, who is from La Grange Park, alleged the man drove 2½ hours to his house, where he parked and then attempted to enter his house in the front and back for 10 minutes until police arrived. He posted footage of the man who he said was the suspect.

He said the information he posted was for the media, who he accused of "attempting to sweep up the assassination attempt against me."

The suspect was identified as John R. Lyons, 24, of Westchester.

Shortly before midnight, Berwyn officers responded to a report of a man with a gun in the 1800 block of Home Avenue, police said. This is the block where Fuentes lives.

The man, later identified as Lyons, ran away from officers. He forced entry into a house a block away, where he shot and killed two dogs, police said.

He then headed back to the 1800 block of Home Avenue, disobeying officers' commands to stop. Police said he shot at officers, with officers returning fire, killing him, police said.

Berwyn police said the man was wanted in the triple homicide in Mahomet, which is just west of Champaign.

In their statement, police did not indicate the man's motive or mention Fuentes.

Fuentes, a 2016 Lyons Township High School graduate, was the student body president. He has since acknowledged his racism.