Kankakee man shot, suspect in custody

A Monday morning shooting has left a 21-year-old Kankakee man in critical condition. Police say a second man is in custody charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery with a firearm.

The victim is Nelson Williams Jr. The gunman is identified as Kameron Taylor.

Police report they found the victim shot in the head in the 300-block of E. Hickory Street. That was after a call at 8:30 am that a man with a gun was threatening a second man. Shot were fired and the gunman fled on foot down an alley.

Taylor was apprehended after a foot chase. Police did recover a gun. An investigation into what led to the shooting is underway.

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