On October 23, 2022, at approximately 12:30 a.m., Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a residence in the 24500 block of West Forest Avenue, Unincorporated Round Lake, for a robbery.

Preliminary investigation shows following a party at a residence, a 23-year-old man of Round Lake and a 20-year-old man of Round Lake Beach, exited the residence.  They were approached by a man who had a pistol (description unknown at this time).  The man with the gun robbed both victims and struck both in the head with the pistol.  Both victims sustained serious injuries and were transported to an area hospital for treatment.  

It is unknown if shots were fired during the robbery.  The incident remains under investigation by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division.