7-31-2012 Illinois:A paralyzed Chicago Heights man who was a registered sex offender and had an extensive criminal record was shot and killed Monday night during an argument at his home, police said.
Kevin Allison, 42, was found slumped in his wheelchair in the driveway of his home in the 500 block of Concord Court with a single gunshot wound in his head, police said.
Allison was pronounced dead at 9:44 p.m. at the scene, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
A source said Allison had been arguing with people when someone shot him.
No one was in custody as Tuesday. The South Suburban Major Crimes Task Force is assisting in the investigation.
According to the Illinois State Police sex offender information website, Allison was convicted of aggravated criminal sex abuse/bodily harm in Cook County when he was 27. His victim was 38 years old.
And court records show he had an extensive criminal record dating to 1991.
Some of the past charges included aggravated battery, aggravated assault, criminal damage to property, battery, resisting a police officer, criminal trespassing, assault and robbery. He served time in jail for several offenses, according to court records. He was charged with battery and resisting arrest June 25.
Neighbors on Tuesday didn’t deny that Allison had his problems and, as one said, “a tough life.”
But several agreed with neighbor and friend Emma Edmond, who called Allison “a good man and didn’t deserve this.”
Edmond said Allison was paralyzed from the waist down after being shot about 15 years ago. She’s floored someone would shoot a man in a wheelchair.
“This should have never happened,” she said.
Allison, nicknamed Kevo, moved into the Beacon Hill neighborhood from Harvey three years ago, she said.
“He brought a lot of joy to Concord,” she said. “Kevo, there was something special about him. You know, he talked a lot of (trash) but he didn’t mean no harm.”
“I used to take him to the medical supply place to get him things for his wheelchair. I used to go grocery shopping for him. I used to cook for him. I used to give him cold water when he’d be riding through here. He called me Mama Emma,” she said.
“I don’t know why, but I took to him. If he was out here getting into it with some person, I could tell him, ‘Kevo, shut your ... mouth. Get your [butt] home.’ And he would listen to me,” Edmond said. “But I wasn’t there (Monday) night. I was in the house watching TV.”
Latrisha Bell said she last saw Allison shortly before he died.
“I walked him down (to his house) and 15 minutes later, I heard one pop and I saw all the cops flying down the street,” Bell said. ..Source.. by y STEVE METSCH Sun-Times Media
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