Investigators say a relative called police after he went home with two apartments on the 600-square-foot West Merchant Street on Wednesday afternoon and found three men dead inside the upstairs apartment with obvious gunshot wounds. The officers who responded then asked for support. “Our police secured the scene today and we did not enter the house until we learned that Illinois State Police were investigating,” said Kankaki Mayor Chris Curtis. Investigators believe a shooting took place Tuesday night through Wednesday. All three victims were found dead at the scene. Kankakee Police then sought the assistance of the Illinois State Police Crime Services. “We need justice. We need justice for the crimes committed in this house,” said Baniska Moore, the victim’s aunt. “What I feel now is confused.” Kankakee police said all three victims have been identified, but their identities have not yet been released pending notification to all family members. Friends and relatives of at least one of the men living in the house said the victim was 24 years old and liked him very much. “He was a good kid. He was a great basketball player. He was a real athletic kid. I do not understand who he is,” said a friend who asked to be identified only as Margarita. No one seems to know what happened in the house or who killed the men. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is kindly requested to call Kankakee Police at 815-933-0426. Copyright © 2022 WLS-TV. All rights reserved.
