Man killed, woman seriously wounded in Mundelein shooting; 2 in custody

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A man was killed and a woman was seriously injured in a shooting Monday morning at a Mundelein apartment, and two people were later taken into custody after Illinois State Police stopped a suspect vehicle near the Indiana border.

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What we know:

According to the Lake County Major Crime Task Force and the Mundelein Police Department, officers were dispatched around 11:40 a.m. to an apartment in the 500 block of Deepwoods Drive after 911 callers reported that two people had been shot and one person was unresponsive.

When officers arrived, they found a man and a woman suffering from gunshot wounds.

The woman was taken to a nearby hospital with serious injuries that are believed to be non-life-threatening. The man was also transported to a hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

Investigators said officers quickly obtained a description of the suspect vehicle and shared it with law enforcement agencies across the region.

Illinois State Police later located the vehicle on an interstate near the Indiana border, conducted a traffic stop and took a man and a woman into custody without incident.

Based on the preliminary investigation, authorities believe the shooting was a targeted, domestic-related incident.

What's next:

The Lake County Major Crime Task Force and Mundelein police detectives continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the homicide.

The Source: The information in this report came from the Lake County Major Crime Task Force.

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