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  "path": "/crime/2026/05/20/man-sentenced-18-years-2021-oakbrook-center-mall-shootout",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-21T01:38:18.269Z",
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  "textContent": "<p>A Chicago man was sentenced to 18 years in prison for his role in a shootout at Oakbrook Center mall two days before Christmas 2021 that left five people injured, according to the DuPage County state’s attorney’s office.</p><p>Steve Lane, 33, pleaded guilty to one count of armed violence Wednesday, the office said in a statement.</p><p>Around 5:45 p.m. Dec. 23, 2021, Lane and Tyran Williams were arguing, then began shooting at each other near Oakbrook Center’s Ann Taylor store, prosecutors said.</p><p>Lane shot Williams, who underwent surgery after being shot in his back, calf and thighs, police reported at the time; he was arrested at the scene, while Lane was arrested later after he fled.</p><p>Two women in their 40s were shot in their thighs, a woman in her 20s was shot in the foot and another woman in her 20s broke her ankle while fleeing the scene, police reported at the time. </p><p>About 100 officers from multiple jurisdictions remained on the scene hours after the shooting as SWAT and tactical teams searched each store in the mall, finishing a sweep of the building six hours after the shooting took place.</p><p>“This display of such a complete and utter disregard for human life at a crowded mall just two days before Christmas is beyond comprehension,” DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin said in a statement issued Wednesday.</p><p>Williams was <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2024/03/15/man-killed-in-beverly-drive-by-shooting\" target=\"_blank\" ><u>fatally shot in a separate drive-by shooting</u></a> in the Beverly neighborhood in March 2024.</p><div class=\"RelatedList Enhancement\" data-module data-align-center> <div class=\"RelatedList-title\">Related</div> <ul class=\"RelatedList-items\"> <li class=\"RelatedList-items-item\"> <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2021/12/23/22852472/4-hurt-oakbrook-center-mall-mall-shooting-lockdown\" >Suspected shooter among 4 wounded in brazen gunfight at Oakbrook Center mall, 2nd suspect at large, mall reopens Christmas Eve</a> </li> </ul> </div> <p></p>",
  "title": "Chicago man sentenced to 18 years for role in 2021 Oakbrook Center mall shootout",
  "updatedAt": "2026-05-21T01:38:18.269Z"
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