Russell Road Shooting

On February 4th, 2016 at approximately 4:25 PM, the DeKalb Police Department responded to the 800 block of Russell Road in reference to a call of several gun shots being fired. Officers immediately responded to the area and were unable to locate a victim or a suspect. However the on-scene investigation revealed evidence that a shooting had occurred which included the recovery of shell casings from a firearm.

The subsequent investigation indicated that there was an argument between several individuals, when one subject pulled out a handgun and started shooting towards others involved in the argument. The suspect fled the scene and was last seen running southbound on Russell Road.

Investigators were later able to identify the victims in this case and determined that they were not injured. All of the subjects involved in the verbal altercation and the subject identified as the shooter are juveniles. On February 5th, 2016, an arrest warrant was issued for the 14 year old male juvenile who has been identified as the offender. DeKalb Officers arrested the juvenile suspect without incident on February 10, 2016. The juvenile was detained in custody pursuant to the warrant in the Kane County Juvenile Detention Center.

The investigation into this shooting continues as this case may be linked to other similar incidents within the city of DeKalb. The DeKalb Police Department would encourage anyone having information regarding this case or similar incidents to contact our Detective Division, Crime Stoppers, or utilize “I Watch” app on your smart phone if you have any information.

Contact: Commander Redel

The contents of this press release are based upon the best information available to the DeKalb Police Department.  The statements regarding the conduct of any person identified above are allegations until affirmatively proven in Court.  All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty.