WAUKEGAN, Ill. (WLS) -- Waukegan's interim police chief has issued an apology for the wrongful arrest of a teenager for a shooting.
Martell Williams, 15, spent two nights in police custody last week. Police believed he shot a local dollar store worker.
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It turns out he was playing in a high school basketball game at the time of the shooting. He was arrested in front of his high school classmates.
In a statement released Thursday, interim Chief Keith Zupec admitted Williams did not commit the crime, saying in part, "My heartfelt apology goes out to this young man and his family. I will make it my purpose to not allow this organization to let him, his family, or Waukegan down again."
Waukegan interim police chief issues apology to teen wrongfully arrested after dollar store shooting
