$2 million bail for men charged in fatal Waukegan motel shooting

Darius Kirby, 31, and Shava Jackson-Spicer, 26, were charged with the Aug. 26 murder of Jerry Reid at the Motel 6 at 31 N. Green Bay Rd., Waukegan police said.

A man was fatally shot Sept. 8, 2020, at the Motel 6, 31 N. Green Bay Rd., in Waukegan.

Motel 6, 31 N. Green Bay Rd., in Waukegan.

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Two men were ordered held on $2 million bail in connection with the fatal shooting of a Chicago man in August at a motel in north suburban Waukegan.

Darius Kirby, 31, and Shava Jackson-Spicer, 26, were charged with the Aug. 26 murder of Jerry Reid at the Motel 6 at 31 N. Green Bay Rd., Waukegan police said.

Kirby, a Riverdale resident, was arrested March 17 in Calumet City, police said.

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Darius Kirby

Waukegan police

Jackson-Spicer was arrested the next day in Joliet, where he lives, police said.

The pair are being held on $2 million bail at the Lake County Jail, court records show.

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Shava Jackson-Spicer

Waukegan police

They are due back in court Apr. 20.

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