Willowbrook man shot to death in Bellwood

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(BELLWOOD) A west suburban man died early Friday after being shot in Bellwood.

Janail King, 19, of the 0-100 block of South Lilac Lane in Willowbrook, was pronounced dead at 3:04 a.m. at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. He had been shot near the intersection of 26th Avenue and Grant Avenue in Bellwood, authorities said.

An autopsy Saturday found that he died of multiple gunshot wounds and his death was ruled a homicide.

Bellwood police could not immediately be reached for comment Saturday.

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