WAUKEGAN (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Two men were shot to death Tuesday morning in Waukegan in what police believe was a case of a homeowner protecting their life and property.
Officers responded around 10 a.m. Tuesday to a 911 call from an occupant of a home, who said two men were trying to break in and at least one had a gun.
When police arrived they found the men thought to be burglars dead of gunshot wounds in the front yard of the home in the 100 block of Frolic Avenue. Their names have not been released by the Lake County coroner’s office.
"Currently investigators believe that the two male suspects attempted to force their way into the home. While doing so, an altercation occurred and shots were exchanged from the occupants of the home and the two male deceased subjects," said Waukegan Police Commander Joe Florip.
Commander Florip said the case remains open and active.