An endocrinology doctor who was fatally shot in the chest during a domestic incident in Barrington on Sunday had given a presentation to a medical association just hours prior.
The Barrington Police Department and Barrington Fire Department responded around 5:40 p.m. Sunday to The Arbors at Barrington Apartments in the 400 block of West Russell Street for a report of a shooting.
Police officers arrived to find a woman with an apparent gunshot wound.
Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek identified the woman as Olga Duchon, 42, of Vernon Hills.
The Barrington Fire Department provided emergency treatment to Duchon.
Paramedics transported Duchon to Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington where she was pronounced dead, police officials said.
Banek said an autopsy performed Monday on Duchon showed she died from a gunshot wound to the chest.
Police officials said the incident was a domestic-related incident between family members.
A bystander reported seeing officers take a person into custody at the scene, which was located on the corner of Lageshulte Street and Russell Street.
Detectives from the Barrington Police Department and the Major Case Assistance Team (MCAT) responded to the scene.
Duchon was a doctor in endocrinology affiliated with Northwestern Medicine as a member of the organization’s medical staff treating patients independently.
She was also an assistant professor at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science.
“We are learning about this tragic event in real time and we are devasted to hear this news. Our sympathies go out to her family during this difficult time,” a spokesperson for Northwestern Medicine said.
Maria Hrycelak, the President of the Ukrainian Medical Association of North America Foundation, told news outlets that Duchon had been the featured speaker during a lecture on obesity management through the use of weight loss medication.
The lecture was held in Wheeling on Sunday afternoon, just hours before her death.
Hrycelak described Duchon as “well-trained” and “smart.”
Police have not released further information on the circumstances surrounding the shooting but did say there is no threat to the public.
The incident remains under investigation by the Barrington Police Department and MCAT.