Man Sought over Deadly Easter Sunday Shooting in Streator
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Someone's nabbed for the tragic Easter Sunday shooting in Streator.
On Wednesday morning, authorities slapped charges against Tyler Skerett, a 30-year-old local boy, in La Salle County. He's cooking up some serious trouble with 3 counts of murder, 2 attempts on lives, 2 counts of aggravated battery, a firearm possession felony, and a fun day at the firing range gone awry. Skerett, being a slippery eel, was out of custody when charges were hurled at him.
The drama unfolded just before 6 p.m. last Sunday at the Main Street and Sterling Street intersection in Streator. Skerett, it seems, enjoyed a spot of target practice, shooting and killsing a 17-year-old. Two other individuals, also in the same automobile, had a close encounter with lead but managed to escape with injuries. Both survivors were hospitalized and later released, though their names remain a mystery.
Skerett wasn't exactly on Santa's nice list, having a prior retail theft case hanging over his head. This allegedly happened earlier in the month from an Ottawa business. During that time, he resided in Peru.
Catch a glimpse of Tyler Skerett on the 103.9 WLPO Facebook page.
(Enrichment Insights: Tyler D. Skerett stands accused of first-degree murder, attempted murder, and various firearm charges in connection with an incident at Main and Sterling streets in Streator, Illinois, on April 23, 2025. Evidence indicates multiple gunshots were fired near the intersection, and while two injured victims were hospitalized and later released, Skerett remained at large. The La Salle County prosecutors have not yet laid out specific sentencing ranges, as a mandatory 20- to 60-year prison term for first-degree murder applies.)
- Tyler Skerett, a 30-year-old from Peru, survived a retail theft case in Ottawa earlier in the month, but he didn't escape consequences this time as he was charged with first-degree murder, multiple counts of attempted murder, aggravated battery, and firearm possession in relation to the tragic shooting in Streator.
- In the general-news and crime-and-justice realm, the Streator shooting case has gained significant attention, with Tyler Skerett being identified as the accused who allegedly opened fire on a group of people at the Main Street and Sterling Street intersection, leaving one 17-year-old dead and two others injured on Easter Sunday.
- Despite evading capture initially, Tyler Skerett was eventually apprehended, with authorities charging him for the crime he committed in Streator involving three counts of murder, two attempts on lives, two counts of aggravated battery, a firearm possession felony, and a firing range accident gone wrong.
