Waukegan man dies after being found shot in courtyard

An 18-year-old man died after he was found shot early Friday at the Woodland Village Apartments in Waukegan, the Waukegan police said.

Robert J. Gordon of Waukegan was found in the courtyard after police responded to a call to the 2400 block of Dugdale Road. Gordon was transported to Vista East Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

A coroner's report said the preliminary cause of death was a gunshot wound. A toxicology report is pending, said Deputy Chief Keith Zupec.

No further information was available Saturday about Gordon or the circumstances surrounding the shooting, said Zupec.

The Waukegan Police Department's Criminal Investigations Division is investigating the death.

While several leads are being followed, police ask that anyone with information to call the Waukegan police at (847) 360-9001.