The coroner's office determined she died of blunt force trauma from a vehicle crash.
Sauk Village police arrested Shawn R. Whirl on unrelated criminal charges Friday, identifying Whirl as the suspect in the March 18 incident.
The juvenile was taken to an area hospital and he has since been treated and released.
Anyone with information about the whereabouts of Billy Adams is urged to contact their local police department or call the Sauk Village Police Department’s Crime Tip Line at 708-475-3679.
The fatal shooting happened after an argument at the victim’s birthday party, the FBI said.
Police said they are currently seeking more witnesses and the investigation is ongoing.
SAUK VILLAGE — A shooting victim died after being airlifted to Chicago from a Dyer hospital, police said.
A Chevrolet Traverse was heading south on I-57 near 159th Street, when the driver lost control of the vehicle for unknown reasons.
The coroner’s office said a determination on what caused Wheat’s death was pending as of Thursday night.
The man's vehicle had rolled over in a crash in Sauk Village.
Sauk Village police searched the area and found the suspect a short distance from the crime scene.
"Our prayers are with the family and loved ones of the victim. May God give you peace and comfort in your time of sorrow," Sauk Village Fire Chief Stephen Barrett said in a written statement.
The 46-year-old Chicago man was pronounced dead at the scene.
A lightning strike in Sauk Village that was heard miles away destroyed a tree, knocked out utilities and wrecked a car Monday morning.
A 35-year-old Chicago Heights man and a 17-year-old from Sauk Village died in the crash.
Calumet City and Lansing will be getting more than $500,000 combined in Cook County grants to help expand bike paths in their communities.
The woman who died in the crash was a Sauk Village resident, a coroner's report said.
A 20-year-old Sauk Village man was pronounced dead at the scene and the other two victims were taken to Franciscan Health Dyer.
About two blocks were surrounded by crime scene tape as police investigated the incident.
MARKHAM | Two brothers from Sauk Village who face charges of murder for a shooting death at a local gas station had their criminal cases assigned this week to a judge for eventual trial.
SAUK VILLAGE | The village has added an extra day to its schedule of bottled water distribution in the wake of news that its well water is contaminated with vinyl chloride.
SAUK VILLAGE | The Sauk Village board recessed a special meeting to address the village's water this afternoon.