Overview
- Steve Lane, 33, pleaded guilty to one count of armed violence and was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Wednesday, May 20, 2026.
- The shooting occurred on Dec. 23, 2021 during busy holiday shopping hours after a verbal fight escalated into gunfire between Lane and another man.
- Investigators said both men fired shots and four innocent bystanders suffered non-life-threatening gunshot wounds and were later released from the hospital.
- Police found a Taurus 9 mm handgun near where Lane fled and he has been held in custody since bond was set at $1 million with 10% to apply in late December 2021.
- The other man involved, Tyran Williams, was fatally shot in Chicago on March 15, 2024, and Chicago police continue to seek a suspect in that separate homicide while DuPage officials say the sentence underscores their focus on public safety.