A counselor for the Waukegan school district and coach of the freshman volleyball team was shot and killed Saturday night, according to Waukegan police.
Waukegan School District 60 identified her as Niolis Collazo, 23, in an email the district sent out Monday, and she was a 2018 graduate of Waukegan High School.
She was shot at 10:36 p.m. Saturday near the intersection of 10th Street and Lewis Avenue, police said.
Officers responding to reports of gunfire found the woman in her vehicle. She was taken to Vista East Medical Center in Waukegan where she died from her wounds, police said. The woman was the sole occupant in the car, police said.
A second vehicle was also hit, but the driver was not injured.
Police said the two cars were traveling in different directions and were unrelated to each other.
The investigation is ongoing, and the Waukegan Police Department is asking anyone with information to call the Police Department tip line at (847) 360-9001, the police department TIP APP by texting 847411, using the keyword WPDTIP, or by calling the Lake County Crime Stoppers at (847) 662-2222.
The Waukegan Police Department’s anonymous tip app for iPhones and Android devices is available in the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store. The App can also be accessed on the city of Waukegan’s website, www.Waukeganil.gov.
