Arrest made in fatal Mundelein shooting
A Mundelein man facing charges stemming from the fatal shooting of a Wheeling resident will remain jailed while his case is pending, a judge ordered Wednesday.
Joaquin Romero, 20, of the 900 block of South Lake Street, is charged with aggravated unlawful possession of a firearm and obstructing justice.
The charges resulted from the killing of Luis Moreno, 21. Moreno was shot multiple times about 7:10 p.m. Monday in the parking lot of a shopping plaza on the 700 block of South Lake Street in Mundelein, police said.
At least one shot was fired from inside Romero’s car, said Lake County Major Crime Task Force spokesperson Christopher Covelli. Romero later hid the semiautomatic pistol used in the killing, Covelli said.
Romero was arrested Tuesday in Round Lake after investigators used surveillance video footage from the plaza to tie his Acura sedan to the shooting, Covelli said. A spent shell casing was found inside the car, he added.
Romero is not the same person who drove Moreno to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville but left before police arrived, Covelli said. Authorities continue looking for that person.
The case remains under investigation and additional charges are possible, Covelli said.
Lake County Judge Michael G. Nerheim on Wednesday ordered Romero detained while awaiting trial. Romero is next scheduled to appear in court Jan. 7.
Anyone with information about the shooting can call Mundelein police at (847) 968-4600.