Overview
- Police say a worker, 48-year-old Andrew Coleman of Highland, Indiana, was found shot and pronounced dead inside an office at Nippon Paint Automotive Americas on June 4.
- Investigators identified former employee Devon A. Johnson, 31, of Thornton as the suspect and arrested him in Chicago before he was processed by the Lansing Police Department.
- Johnson has been charged with first-degree murder and is scheduled for a first appearance at the Cook County courthouse in Markham as the case moves toward trial.
- The Nippon Paint complex spans four buildings and employs more than 200 people, and officers conducted an extensive search on the day of the shooting that initially did not locate the suspect.
- Court documents reported by local media allege Johnson targeted Coleman after being fired, a prosecutor cited prior threats, and a judge ordered Johnson to remain in custody.