Police on north suburban Vernon Hills Thursday night were investigating a shooting outside a liquor store. It happened near the Liquor Barn, located in the Hawthorn Hills Square shopping center, at 700 N.

Police say the shooting stemmed from a conflict between two co-workers and that there was no threat to the public.

Police say a dispute between co-workers led to one of them shooting the other multiple times, leaving the victim in critical condition, at a Vernon Hills shopping center. The Vernon Hills Police Department and Countryside Fire Protection District responded around 6:50 p.