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3 people shot, 1 killed, during party in Will County, sheriff says
Three people were shot, one fatally, at a family party in south suburban Will County early Sunday morning.
WILL CO., Ill. - Three people were shot, one fatally, at a family party in south suburban Will County early Sunday morning.
What we know:
Deputies responded around 1 a.m. to the 27000 block of S. State Line Road in Crete Township for a report of a large fight and possible shooting, according to the Will County Sheriff's Office.
Deputies arrived and found a large crowd and multiple shooting victims. Three victims were taken to local hospitals.
One victim died at a hospital in Olympia Fields. The victim has not yet been identified.
Investigators learned the shooting appeared to be isolated and domestic as it happened during a family party. There was no threat to the public.
A spokesperson for the sheriff's office said no one had been arrested yet in connection with the shooting.
The St. John, Indiana, Police Department, Crete Police Department, Crete Township Fire Department and Crete Fire Department all assisted in the response to the shooting.
The backstory:
This latest shooting comes after multiple tragedies in recent days in and near Crete, a small town of about 8,400 residents.
Last Monday, sheriff's deputies responded to the 3400 block of E. Norway Trail in Crete Township where they found three people shot and killed. The suspect, Jenna Strouble, 30, of Indiana, was arrested and charged with the murders of the victims, one with whom she had children.
Then on Wednesday, a house fire on Chalet Court in Crete killed a 71-year-old man and three children. Two of the children were students at Monee Elementary School and one attended Crete-Monee High School, officials said.