Filipovic died from a gunshot injury to the head.
By H. Nelson Goodson
Hispanic News Network U.S.A.
June 1, 2022
Waukegan, Illinois - On Wednesday, both Fernando Andino, 19, and Jorge Medina, 18, appeared before Lake County Judge Theodore Potkonjak on 1st-degree murder charges for the May 29, 2022 homicide of Stehan Filipovic, 24, and shooting of another victim in his 20's. Judge Potkonjak set a $3,000,000 dollar bond for Andino and no bond was set for Medina, according to Lake County court records.
Andino was originally taken into custody on Sunday, May 29, 2022, after attempting to flee officers in a high-speed chase. Andino was charged with felony 1st-degree Murder, Aggravated Battery with a Firearm, and Aggravated Fleeing and Eluding.
Medina was taken into custody Monday morning. Medina was charged with 1st-degree Murder, Attempted First-Degree Murder, and Aggravated Battery with a Firearm.
If convicted on 1st-degree murder, both Andino and Medina are each facing from 20 years to life in prison, and between 2 to 5 years in prison and up to $25,000 each in fines for aggravated battery with a firearm.
According to the Lake County State's Attorney's Office in a press release, on late Tuesday evening, May 31, 2022, the Lake County State's Attorney's Office filed 1st-degree Murder charges against Andino and Medina in connection with a Waukegan shooting that took place at the adjacent Poppy's Restaurant parking lot at the 1500 block of Washington Street last Sunday.
On Sunday, May 29, 2022, at approximately 4:51 p.m., Waukegan Police Officers responded to a report of persons shot near a restaurant parking lot. When officers arrived, they found Filipovic and another male victim with a gunshot wounds to their heads. Filipovic was pronounced dead at the scene and the other victim is still in the hospital and expected to recover from non-life-threatening injuries.
Police recovered multiple 9mm Cal. spent casings at the crime scene.
Investigators retrieved multiple surveillance videos from nearby businesses and residences, including video of the shooting. Investigators determined Medina exited a vehicle driven by Andino near the restaurant and proceeded to walk toward the parking lot where he shot the victims. After he was dropped off, Andino waited for him on the corner of Washington Street and Washington Park as Medina walked towards the Poppy's Restaurant parking lot. After the shooting, Andino drove back around, picked up Medina, and left the scene.
Andino told police that the shooting at the Poppy's Restaurant parking lot was the result of a retaliation because he thought that Filipovic was involved in an unsolved shooting of his friend last year.
"The Waukegan Police Department and our Violent Crimes Unit did a fantastic job in obtaining and analyzing the evidence. We will continue to devote extensive resources to gun violence, work aggressively with our law enforcement partners, and support the victim's families," said State's Attorney Eric Rinehart in a released statement.
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