A person of interest is in custody in connection with the fatal shooting of a man who was walking down a street Tuesday in Lockport Township, police said.

On Wednesday, detectives located and took a person of interest into custody regarding the slaying of Patrick Taylor, 39, of Lockport, according to a Will County Sheriff’s Office news release.

A red Ford conversion van that is suspected of being involved in the crime was also seized by detectives, sheriff officials said.

“The investigation unit worked through the night and located the person of interest and the van in Will County,” sheriff officials said in a news release.

The sheriff’s office thanked the community for assistance in the investigation.

“With help from the community, sheriff’s deputies and detectives were able to gather pertinent leads in their investigation,” sheriff officials said.

Will County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the shooting about 6:35 p.m. Tuesday in the area of Oak Avenue just west of Brassel Street in Lockport Township, according to a Will County Sheriff’s Office news release.

“Multiple witnesses reported that Taylor had been walking down the street when a subject driving a red van shot and killed him,” police said.

After the shooting, the vehicle fled the area.

Deputies arrived and began life-saving measures on Taylor, who was shot multiple times, police said.

Paramedics with Lockport Township Fire Protection District responded to the deputies’ location and took the victim to a hospital, where he was pronounced deceased, police said.

Deputies canvassed the area and obtained witness statements, police said. Detectives arrived about 10 minutes after the call to conduct interviews and crime scene investigators collected evidence.

The sheriff’s office released a photo of the red van involved in the incident.

The shooting on Tuesday occurred in the Fairmont area of Lockport Township. There were several other shootings in late July in the Fairmont and neighboring Fairview area.

Will County Deputy Chief Dan Jungles said the sheriff’s office has no indication that any of those cases are related to the fatal shooting of Taylor as of Wednesday.

“That however may change, once our investigation progresses, after looking at electronic forensics,” Jungles said.

On July 24, a 39-year-old man and 26-year-old woman were shot outside of a residence near Arthur Avenue and Rosalind Street in Lockport Township, police said. The two victims suffered injuries that were not life threatening.

Less than 10 hours later, a house near the corner of Dellwood Avenue and Barrett Street was targeted in a gun attack, police said. No one was injured.

In the same location 24 hours later, a deputy saw two gunmen shooting up a house, police said. The shooters fled in a vehicle. The driver, 19-year-old Natavee Edwards of Crest Hill, and a male juvenile passenger, were later arrested following a vehicle pursuit, police said.

Anyone with further information on the shooting should call Detective Chris DeMato at 815-727-8574, extension 4912.

Anyone wishing to stay anonymous can submit information on the sheriff’s website at willcosheriff.org/enforcement/submit-a-crime-tip or use the Will County Sheriff’s Office App available on iOS and Android platforms.

They can also contact Will County Crime Stoppers at 800-323-6734, or use their website at crimestoppersofwillcounty.org/submit-a-tip.