Elgin’s second homicide of 2016 has resulted in first-degree murder charges filed against an 18-year-old.

According to an Elgin Police Department news release, police responded at around 12:30 p.m. Dec. 27 to the 1600 block of Maple Lane for a report of an 18-year-old male subject who had been shot. The victim, later identified by the Kane County Coroner’s Office as Timothy Jones of Elgin, was transported to Presence Saint Joseph Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.

Detectives from the Major Investigations Division began actively investigating the incident, which led to the arrest of an 18-year-old juvenile from Elgin, who had been involved in an ongoing dispute with the victim. After a review of the facts of the case, the Kane County States Attorney’s Office charged Anton Cross Jr. with two counts of first degree murder.

The juvenile was transported to the Kane County Juvenile Justice Center Detention Facility. A status hearing is set for Jan. 13 before Kane County Judge Donald Tegeler, according to court records.

An autopsy was performed on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016, at the Kane County morgue, with the preliminary cause of death being “Gunshot Wound to Abdomen,” the Kane County Coroner’s Office said.

Toxicology samples were collected and sent to a forensic lab.

Anyone with any information about this incident is asked to contact the Elgin Police Department’s Major Investigations Division at 847-289-2600. Additionally, individuals can provide anonymous tips or information via the crime line at 847-695-4195 or texting 847411 and including ELGINPD in the beginning of the text, along with the message and/or tip information.

The public is reminded that an arrest is not evidence of guilt and that all defendants in a criminal case are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.

SOURCE: Elgin Police Department, Kane County Coroner’s Office news releases