Three people are dead after a double murder-suicide in the northwestern suburb of Elgin late last week, police said.
Police found the three bodies while responding to a home in the 100 block of South State Street on Thursday to conduct a wellness check when someone reported not seeing their neighbors in a while, according to a statement Elgin police posted on Facebook.
Officers entered the home and found a gun next to one of the people, who appeared to have been shot, the post said. The three “appear to have been dead for some time,” the statement said.
An autopsy conducted by the Kane County coroner's office on Friday concluded that each person died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds, one of which was self-inflicted.
Elgin police and the coroner's office did not immediately respond Monday when asked to identify the victims.
Anyone with information is asked to call Elgin Police at 847-289-2600 or text 847411.
