Thursday, Feb. 2, will mark the 15-year anniversary since the tragic Lane Bryant shooting in Tinley Park.
According to a news release from the Village of Tinley Park, this year marks the 15th anniversary of the senseless killings of five innocent women at the Brookside Marketplace Lane Bryant store. The Village will join the community in remembering the victims on Thursday.
The person who committed the murders has still yet to be found; however, the Tinley Park Police Department and the Village of Tinley Park remain committed to finding and bringing him to justice. The police department assigned a new detective to the investigation last year, and he is still working with the crime lab and reviewing both old and new leads on a regular basis.
“A tragedy as horrible as this isn’t something you forget,” Tinley Park Mayor Michael Glotz said, according to the news release. “It stays with you. This crime hasn’t just affected the victims or their families; it’s affected the entire community. All of us continue to grieve with the victims’ families, and all of us want justice to be served.”
On Feb. 2, 2008, Tinley Park Police received a phone call about a shooting at the Lane Bryant store. Police units arrived quickly at the location, which was in the Brookside Marketplace retail mall. Inside the store, officers found five women shot with their hands tied behind their backs. A sixth woman was shot, but she survived. According to police, the robber most likely opened fire after the store manager dialed 911.
The suspect was described by police as a man with medium-to-dark skin tone, standing between 6 feet and 6-foot-2, with broad shoulders and a husky build. Officers say he appeared to be between the ages of 25 and 35 at the time of the shooting, according to NBC 5 Chicago.
“The police department has followed up on about 7,500 leads so far since the case began,” Tinley Park Police Chief Matthew Walsh said, according to the news release. “We’re hoping that new advancements in technology will help us solve this case once and for all.”