Berwyn Shooting

A quick response by Berwyn PD results in a shootout with a wanted subject:

• A man who was wanted for a triple homicide in downstate Illinois was killed during a shootout Wednesday night with Berwyn police, the suburban police department said.

  The suspect has been identified as John R. Lyons, 24, of Westchester, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. Lyons was shot and killed in a shootout with officers about two hours later Berwyn.

  Officers responded to a call of a man with a gun in the 1800 block of Home Avenue in Berwyn just before midnight, then trailed Lyons as he forced his way into a home in the 1800 block of Wenonah Avenue, according to a news release from Berwyn police.

  Lyons allegedly fatally shot two dogs at the residence on Wenonah before fleeing back to Home Avenue.

Strangely (and allegedly) this triple murderer showed up at the home of someone else in the news these past few weeks, who just made an appearance in court for Battery after being doxxed and a goofy Karen showing up at his front door:

• Nick Fuentes, a far-right streamer known for his racist, sexist and antisemitic views, claimed Thursday that he was the target of a “would-be assassin” who was fatally shot by police near his home in Berwyn after allegedly killing three people downstate.

  Fuentes made the jarring claim shortly after his first hearing on a battery charge that stems from a bizarre confrontation last month outside the home, which had become a target for his critics after his address was leaked online in response to a controversial social media post he made.

So all of this "conditioning" by the media that violence is an appropriate response to offensive speech and conduct (think the insurance CEO) has introduced a new and disturbing trend of doxxing and hunting down those with whom you disagree. This isn't go to turn out well when someone on the other side decides media types are fair game, too.