Crime & Safety
1 In Custody For Stabbing Homeless Man On Bus: Police
The man in custody, who is also homeless, faces attempted murder charges. The man who was stabbed has been hospitalized.
VERNON HILLS, IL — A man is behind bars for stabbing a homeless man while both were riding a public bus Thursday night.
Errol O. Shakes, 51, who is also homeless, has been charged with attempted murder, aggravated battery with great bodily harm and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon in connection with the stabbing, which was reported just after 8 p.m.
The stabbing, authorities said, happened while the bus was heading south on Milwaukee Avenue between Greentree Parkway and Gregg's Parkway, according to a news release from the Vernon Hills Police Department.
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The 58-year-old man who was stabbed was taken to Advocate Condell Medical Center with significant injuries. He is listed in stable condition and is recovering, authorities said.
Anyone with information regarding the investigation is asked to call the Vernon
Hills Police Department Investigations Unit at 847-247-4891.
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