Police said the shooting followed a domestic-related dispute involving another Amazon employee.
MELROSE PARK, IL — A 20-year-old Maywood man has been charged with murder after police said he fatally shot a co-worker Thursday morning in an employee parking garage at an Amazon facility in west suburban Melrose Park.
Quentin S. Williams Jr. faces one count of first-degree murder in the death of Travion R. Taylor, 27, of Chicago. Authorities said Williams, Taylor and a third person connected to the dispute all worked for Amazon. The case moved into court Monday, four days after the shooting shut down part of the facility and drew a major police response.
Melrose Park police said officers were called at about 9:10 a.m. June 4 to the Amazon site in the 1800 block of North Fifth Avenue. They found Taylor wounded in an employee garage, where a security guard was trying to save his life. Taylor was taken to Loyola University Medical Center and later died. Amazon spokesperson Lex Evans called the shooting “a senseless tragedy” and said the company’s thoughts were with Taylor’s family, friends and workers at the Melrose Park delivery station.
Investigators said the shooting stemmed from a domestic-related dispute between Williams and another Amazon employee who was with Taylor in the garage. During the confrontation, police said, Williams pulled out a rifle or semiautomatic rifle and fired multiple rounds. Taylor was struck in the back. Authorities have not said whether Taylor was the intended target, and police have not publicly identified the third employee involved in the dispute. Williams fled in a dark sedan after the shooting, prosecutors said.
Detectives used witness interviews, evidence from the scene and help from the West Suburban Major Crimes Task Force to identify Williams as the suspect. Court records cited in local reports said Williams left his cell phone at the scene. Police said Williams later turned himself in Saturday. The shooting happened in an employee-only area near the facility’s garage, and early statements from officials described the attack as isolated and tied to a personal dispute, not a random act of violence or a broader threat to the public.
The Amazon facility sits near Fifth Avenue and North Avenue in Melrose Park, a west suburb of Chicago. The shooting brought police tape, emergency vehicles and investigators to a workplace that handles package operations for the company. Amazon said after the shooting that the delivery station had been deemed safe and that additional security had been added. The company also said it was supporting police as they investigated and would defer further questions about the case to law enforcement.
Williams appeared in court Monday at the Maywood courthouse. A judge ordered him held pending trial, and prosecutors sought to keep him in custody as the case proceeds. The charge is an allegation, and Williams is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court. Authorities have not released a full account of what happened before the gunfire, including how the dispute began, how long the confrontation lasted or whether any warning signs were reported at work before the shooting.
The case remains under investigation by Melrose Park police and partner agencies. Officials have said the core facts now before the court include the timing of the call, the location inside the employee garage, the weapon described by investigators and witness accounts that placed Williams in the dispute. Taylor’s death changed the case from an emergency response at a workplace into a homicide prosecution, with police continuing to review evidence and prosecutors preparing the next steps in court.
As of Tuesday, Williams remained held pending trial, and the next court date had not been widely announced. The investigation continues as authorities work to complete reports and determine what evidence will be presented next in the first-degree murder case.
Author note: Last updated June 9, 2026.