MUNDELEIN, Ill. (WBBM Newsradio) – Five adults were found dead with apparent gunshot wounds inside a Mundelein home late Sunday after officers responded to a well-being check, police said.
Officers entered the residence in the 200 block of Wellington Avenue about 11:45 p.m. and discovered three men and two women dead inside.
The five appear to have been family members or in a domestic relationship, according to the Mundelein Police Department. Their names and ages were not released.
Two handguns were recovered at the scene. Authorities have not said who fired the shots or described the circumstances leading to the deaths.
Police said the incident appears to be isolated and there is no threat to the public.
Mundelein detectives, the Lake County Major Crimes Task Force and the Lake County coroner’s office are investigating.
Anyone with information is asked to call Mundelein police at 847-968-4600.
