STERLING, Ill. — Update (April 19): Police have revealed more information about the Monday, April 18 shooting, including the victim's identity and the apprehension of a suspect.
According to the Whiteside County Sheriff's Office, at about 9 a.m. on April 18, 911 calls reported gunshots with a possible injury at a home in the 2000 block of Hickory Hills Road in rural Sterling.
Further reports added that a 16-year-old family member, armed with a shotgun, had fled from the residence on foot.
Deputies arrived at the scene to find 84-year-old Jaime Garcia dead from an apparent gunshot wound. An autopsy is scheduled for later Tuesday.
At about 9:34 a.m., the teen was located in the 20000 block of Ridge Road and apprehended. The shotgun was found along the suspect's flight path.
The teen is being held in the Mary Davis Juvenile Detention Center awaiting court proceedings.
Previous (April 18): A death investigation is underway in Whiteside County after a shooting was reported at a rural home.
According to Sheriff John Booker, deputies are on the scene at a home just north of Sterling after a shooting was reported in a 911 call.
The investigation is ongoing, and authorities say that there is no danger to the public.
Sheriff Booker says that more information will be released at a later time.