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A 48-year-old man was found dead Saturday morning when Homewood police responded to a report of a gunshot victim in the 900 block of 175th Street.

The victim was found in an office about 10:30 a.m.

The identity of the victim is being withheld pending notification of the family, police said.

"At this time, the investigation indicates that there is not an on-going threat to the community," police said.

One man was injured in a shooting Saturday night at the Speedway gas station, 18002 Halsted St., according to Homewood police.

The 52-year-old male victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to an area hospital by ambulance, police said.

The incident occurred about 8:50 p.m. The gunfire came from a white vehicle that then traveled south on Halsted Street. 

A vehicle parked at Chevrolet of Homewood on the east side of Halsted was damaged.

In May 2017 Amtrak conductor Michael Case was shot at a Naperville train station. A Homewood resident, Case was shot in the abdomen and has endured a months-long rehabilitation. He wrote to the H-F Chronicle to express his gratitude for the neighbors who are helping him recover.

Homewood police announced Tuesday that a 19-year-old Chicago Heights man has been charged with first degree murder in connection with the shooting death Saturday, Sept. 1, of Romane D. Taylor Jr.

Johnny Johnson, of the 100 block of Sue Street, was slated to appear in bond court Tuesday. He did not shoot Taylor, according to the police description of the incident, but was involved in an attempted armed robbery during which Taylor was killed.