Mount Pleasant, WI man Cristian N. Ruval-Cavatorres among 2 arrested in Beach Park shooting, alleged murder-for-hire plot: sheriff
Two people have been arrested in connection with an alleged murder-for-hire plot in the north suburbs, the Lake County Sheriff's Office said.
The charges come after, police say, a man was shot while warming up his vehicle outside of his Beach Park home in the 38400-block of North Sheridan Road early Wednesday morning.
Police said the victim's family member took him to Vista East Medical Center, and he was flown to a level one trauma center. He remains hospitalized in extremely critical condition.
Sheriff's detectives reviewed video surveillance from the neighborhood and found a vehicle allegedly linked to the shooting.
Investigators tracked the vehicle's owner, 28-year-old Cristian N. Ruval-Cavatorres, to his home in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin. Police there conducted a traffic stop and took Ruval-Cavatorres into custody later Wednesday.
Lake County sheriff's detectives say they discovered evidence indicating that someone hired Ruval-Cavatorres to shoot and kill the victim. Detectives executed a search warrant and found the gun they believe was used in the shooting and a phone Ruval-Cavatorres allegedly used to talk with the person who hired him.
Ruval-Cavatorres has been charged with Attempted First-Degree Murder, Aggravated Battery with a Firearm and Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm. He is being held in the Racine County Jail, pending extradition to Lake County.
Sheriff's detectives found the person who allegedly hired Ruval-Cavatorres in North Chicago on Thursday.
Authorities detained that person, a male of an unknown age, in the 1600-block of Park Avenue around 1:30 p.m. He remains in custody, and charges are pending, the sheriff's office said.
