10-03-2025
Felony murder charge for 40-year-old man in Lansing Walmart parking lot shooting
LANSING, Ill. (WGN) – A 40-year-old man faces a felony murder charge after a woman was shot and killed Saturday afternoon in the parking lot of a Lansing-area Walmart.
The Cook County State's Attorney Office on Monday approved a first-degree murder charge for Adebowale A. Oyelekan, of Lansing, following a shots fired incident on March 8 in the 17600 block of Torrence Avenue. There, Lansing police officers founded a 66-year-old woman, later identified as Victoria L. Olson, of Thornton, who had been shot in the parking lot.
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Despite life saving measures rendered at the scene, Olson was later pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.
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Oyelekan is due to appear in a court hearing in Markham. No pre-trial release information was made available.
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