(BURNHAM) A man was shot to death Friday evening in south suburban Burnham.
Police were called to the 14500 block of Hoxie Avenue about 7:30 p.m. for reports of a person shot, according to a statement from Burnham Police Chief Peter Belos. Officers arrived to find 17-year-old Ron J. Gaston lying in the street with gunshot wounds.
Gaston, who lived in the 14400 block of Hoxie, was taken to St. Margaret Health in Hammond, Indiana, where he was pronounced dead at 8:13 p.m., according to police and the Lake County coroner’s office. His death was ruled a homicide.
Burnham police and the South Suburban Major Crimes Task Force are investigating and “pursuing numerous leads,” according to Belos.