Amazon employee charged with gunning down coworker at Melrose Park facility

The Brief

  • A 20-year-old man has been charged in connection with a shooting last week at an Amazon facility in Melrose Park.
  • The shooting allegedly stemmed from a domestic-related dispute, during which a suspect allegedly fired a rifle and struck the victim in the back before fleeing.
  • The suspect was arrested and charged with murder and is scheduled for a detention hearing Monday.

MELROSE PARK A suburban Chicago man has been charged with murder in connection with a shooting Thursday morning at an Amazon garage facility in Melrose Park.

Amazon fatal shooting

The backstory:

Melrose Park police responded around 9:11 a.m. on June 4 to the facility located at 1825 N. 5th Avenue where they found 27-year-old Travion Taylor suffering from gunshot wounds.

First responders provided emergency aid at the scene before Taylor was taken to Loyola Hospital where he was later pronounced dead, police said.

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