5 in custody after fatal shooting in Oak Park Friday morning

Oak Park police officers responding to a call of shots fired found a man lying in the street fatally shot early Friday morning, officials said.

The shooting happened in the 600 block of South Boulevard shortly before 1:30 a.m., according to police. A spokesman for the Oak Park police department said the shooting happened on South Boulevard west of Wesley Avenue.

The victim was taken to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood where he was pronounced dead about 2 a.m., police said. Witnesses at the scene saw five males dressed in black running from the scene. Those individuals, three juveniles and two adults were taken into custody for questioning.

No weapons were recovered from the scene and detectives are investigating.

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