SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) – Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon on Thursday confirmed the death of a 42-year-old man shot in Athens on May 27.
Corey Markey of Athens died at Springfield's Memorial Medical Center at 4:43 a.m. He was shot during an argument between two neighbors in Athens.
An autopsy was performed early Thursday morning and preliminary results indicated Markey died of a gunshot wound. Illinois State Police and the Sangamon County Coroner's Office are investigating his death as a homicide.
Randy G. Wasilewski, 69, was arrested for the shooting and initially charged with four counts of attempted first degree murder, one count of aggravated battery with a firearm and one county of aggravated discharge of a firearm.
Due to Markey's death, Menard County State's Attorney Gabe Grosboll said he will file first degree murder charges against Wasilewski in the coming days.
Grosboll said the new charges will be read to Wasilewski when he returns to court on June 8.
Wasilewski remained in custody at the Menard County Jail Thursday afternoon. His bond has been set at $2 million.
