Xzavier Booker, 36, of Zion, Illinois, was fatally shot on July 7, 2024, at the Metra station in Waukegan. Officers responded about 3:40 a.m. to the station at 95 North Spring Street and found Booker in the parking lot with multiple gunshot wounds to his body, including chest and neck injuries. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.

Booker’s family remembered him as caring and family oriented. His girlfriend Breana Wesley said he enjoyed producing music, singing, roller skating every Sunday, riding his bike and motorcycling; he also served as President of the Alpha Dawgs Chapter in Lake County. He is survived by three children, Zayvion, Kyamori and Zaniyah, and a large extended family. The shooting occurred on his oldest daughter’s birthday. Funeral services were held at Jesus Name Apostolic Church in Waukegan and he was interred at Mt. Olivet Memorial Park in Zion.

The Waukegan Police Department has not released information about suspects or the circumstances leading to the shooting, and no arrests have been announced. If anyone knew Xzavier or has information about what happened that morning, please come forward.