Investigators released three people questioned after the fatal gunfire before charging another woman with three attempted armed robbery counts.
OAK BROOK, Ill. — The investigation into a fatal shooting outside Oakbrook Center has taken a new turn, with three people initially detained and released without charges before prosecutors filed three attempted armed robbery counts against a Chicago woman.
Chance Jamerson, 29, became the first person publicly charged in connection with the Sept. 30 shooting that killed Justin Hill, 28, of Dolton and wounded a woman. Jamerson was scheduled to appear in DuPage County First Appearance Court on Tuesday, after which prosecutors and Oak Brook police planned to explain more about the allegations and the continuing investigation.
The case began with what police described as a meeting involving five people in two vehicles in the parking lot outside the L.L. Bean store at Oakbrook Center. Investigators said an altercation followed and shots were fired. Officers found Hill dead at the scene, while the wounded woman was taken to a hospital for treatment.
One vehicle stayed at the shopping center after the gunfire, police said. The other left the mall and was later found in neighboring Oakbrook Terrace. Police took two men and a woman from that vehicle into custody and questioned them while investigators gathered and reviewed evidence.
By the following night, all three had been released without charges. Police later publicly confirmed the releases and said the investigation was continuing. Authorities did not identify the three people, and the information released before Jamerson’s Tuesday court appearance did not say whether she was among those who had been detained.
Prosecutors announced the charges against Jamerson on Oct. 5, accusing her of three counts of attempted armed robbery. Authorities initially provided little information about the basis for the charges and said additional details could not be released before her first court appearance. No homicide charge was announced with the attempted armed robbery counts.
The sequence leaves several central parts of the shooting unresolved in the public record. Authorities had not said before Tuesday’s hearing who fired the shots that killed Hill, who shot the wounded woman or precisely how the alleged attempted robberies were connected to the confrontation. They also had not publicly described Jamerson’s alleged actions during the encounter.
The investigation has relied in part on efforts to track the vehicle that left Oakbrook Center. Police previously said the department’s license plate reader system helped officers locate that vehicle after the shooting. The three occupants were taken into custody, but their eventual release showed that being questioned early in the investigation did not result in criminal charges against them.
Jamerson’s court appearance marks the next phase of a case that has moved from an emergency response at a busy shopping center to a criminal prosecution while the broader shooting investigation remains open. The DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office and Oak Brook police said they planned to discuss the attempted armed robbery charges and provide an investigative update after court Tuesday.
Author note: Last updated October 13, 2026.