In the early hours of a Friday in Lafayette, Indiana, the life of 21-year-old Drequan Burglar of Chicago, a male, was tragically cut short. Just after midnight on August 2, 2019, behind the Romney Meadows Apartments on Gordon Court, Burglar was shot. First responders rushed him to a local hospital, but his injury, a single gunshot wound to the chest, proved to be fatal, and he was pronounced dead.
The investigation into the shooting led authorities to identify a suspect.
Law enforcement officials located and apprehended 20-year-old Andre Hastings in Carbondale, Illinois. He had reportedly been hiding with relatives in the area. Hastings was arrested in connection with the murder of Drequan Burglar. The Tippecanoe County Coroner confirmed Burglar's identity and the cause of his death.
