Mourners’ argument leads to Waukegan funeral home shooting

A Racine, Wisconsin, man is in custody after police say he shot two people at a Waukegan funeral home, according to court records.

Salvador Garibay-Sanchez, 31, of the 1500 block of Lathrop Avenue, was booked on aggravated battery and attempted murder charges after the Friday night shooting.

According to court documents, Waukegan police were called at about 9:20 p.m. Friday to the funeral home after receiving reports of a shooting. At the funeral home, which was not identified in court documents, they found a victim with multiple gunshot wounds.

The condition of the victim was not immediatly available.

According to Lake County prosecutors, Garibay-Sanchez was among a group of mourners at the funeral home, and he became involved in an argument with another attendee over money.

Authorities allege that Garibay-Sanchez left the funeral home, drove to his home and retrieved a handgun before returning and shooting the victim. The second victim was standing near the first man when the shooting started, court records said.

The second victim was able to drive to a hospital for treatment. That victim was discharged after receiving medical attention.

Police were able to identify Garibay-Sanchez’s car from security video, and he was pulled over at around midnight in Lake Forest and taken into custody. Multiple witnesses at the funeral home identified him as the shooter, court records say.

Garibay-Sanchez told police that he “blacked out” as he entered the funeral home armed with a handgun, according to court records. After the shooting, he told police he threw the gun out of his car window as he drove around the area.

A Lake County judge Monday granted a prosecution motion to detain Garibay-Sanchez until trial. He is due back in court on Feb. 24.

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