An Amazon employee remains behind bars Tuesday, accused of fatally shooting his co-worker in the parking garage of the Melrose Park facility where they worked.
Authorities were led to Quentin Williams, 20, after a license plate reader snapped a picture of a car registered to Williams leaving the garage immediately after the shooting of Travion Taylor, 27, who lived on Chicago’s West Side, court records show.
Williams was charged with first-degree murder after turning himself in with his attorney present Saturday, according to court records from the Cook County state’s attorney’s office.
During a court hearing Monday, a Cook County judge ordered Williams held pending trial.
Minutes after clocking out around 9:10 a.m. Thursday, video from surveillance cameras shows Williams and an unnamed employee approaching Taylor and another co-worker before a fight ensued in the parking garage of the fulfillment center where they worked in the 1800 block of 5th Avenue, court records show.
It was not clear what the fight was about, but as Taylor was attempting to pull one of the unnamed employees off the other, he saw Williams approach with a gun, officials said.
As Taylor tried to run, Williams allegedly shot him once in his back before fleeing, prosecutors said. Taylor was taken to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, where he was pronounced dead.
A dark sedan was seen leaving the garage immediately after the shooting, and within two minutes a license plate reader captured a sedan matching the vehicle’s description, officials said. The car is registered to Williams, according to court records.
Williams’ timecards show he punched out minutes before the shooting, and three employees positively identified him in the video, in which he is seen wearing a distinct beige sweatshirt as he walks toward the parking garage and is spotted again inside the parking garage minutes before the shooting, authorities said.
Prosecutors said three shell casings and Williams’ cellphone were recovered at the scene.
Williams’ next court date is scheduled for June 22 in Maywood.