Authorities say a gunman opened fire and shot two victims, leaving a man dead and a woman seriously injured, at an apartment building in Mundelein Tuesday morning.
The Mundelein Police Department, Mundelein Fire Department and Countryside Fire Protection District responded around 11:40 a.m. Tuesday to an apartment building in the 500 block of Deepwoods Drive in Mundelein for a report of a shooting.
911 callers reported two people had been shot and one of them was unresponsive, according to Lake County Major Crime Task Force Spokesman Christopher Covelli.
Police officers arrived and ensured the scene was secure before the fire department moved into the scene.
Officers encountered two victims who were suffering from gunshot wounds at the Diamond Lane Apartments, 555 Deepwoods Drive.
An adult male was transported by ambulance to an area hospital with a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead after arriving, Covelli said.
An adult female was also transported by ambulance to an area hospital with serious injuries, but she is expected to survive.
The Lake County Coroner’s Office responded to the hospital and is in the process of conducting an autopsy on the man, whose identity has not been released.
Responding officers quickly obtained a description of the suspect and the vehicle the suspect fled in, Covelli said.
They broadcast the information to law enforcement agencies throughout the region over the Illinois State Police Emergency Radio Network (ISPERN).
The vehicle, reported to be a Chevrolet Blazer, was spotted in Chicago around 12:40 p.m. Tuesday, according to police radio traffic.
Law enforcement, including a police helicopter, responded to the area of Interstate 94 on the south side of Chicago as the vehicle was on the move.
Illinois State Police and other agencies conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle in the area of southbound Interstate 94 at 130th Street, police radio traffic indicated.
They ordered both occupants of the car out at gunpoint and took an adult male and an adult female into custody. The female had been driving, but the male was reportedly the subject of interest in the shooting.
Covelli said investigators believe this was a targeted, domestic-related incident based on the preliminary information available.
No charges have been announced yet.
The shooting prompted a massive police response from a slew of departments throughout Lake County.
Officers with rifles were seen setting up a perimeter east of Route 45.
Drones were also deployed.
The Lake County Major Crime Task Force, which consists of investigators from agencies in the county, was requested to the scene.
Investigators were seen taking photos of the apartment, conducting interviews and entering nearby businesses in the Deep Wood Plaza shopping center to learn more about what happened.
Task force investigators and Mundelein police detectives continue to actively investigate the circumstances surrounding the homicide.