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Person Fatally Shot in Amazon Employee Parking Garage in Melrose Park

Police are reviewing security footage to identify a suspect who fled the scene.

Overview

  • A shooting inside an employee-only parking garage at an Amazon facility left one person dead after a personal dispute turned violent on Thursday morning.
  • The wounded person was taken to Loyola University Hospital in Maywood in critical condition and later died during surgery.
  • Officers found two bullet casings at the garage and said about 60 employees were at the facility but no one else was hurt.
  • The Melrose Park Police Department is leading a multi-agency probe that includes the West Suburban Major Crime Task Force and Cook County Sheriff’s deputies who are reviewing surveillance and other evidence.
  • The suspect remains at large and investigators say the case could prompt a review of employee-site security as they work to identify and locate the shooter.