Nov 28, 2009 10:20 am US/Central
Man Shoots 2 Before Turning Gun on Self
Police continue to investigate the shootings
SAUK VILLAGE, Ill. (Sun-Times Media Wire) ―
A Markham man turned the gun on himself when police stopped him after shooting his ex-girlfriend and killing a man she was with in south suburban Sauk Village on Friday.
About 9:10 p.m. Friday, Sauk Village police got a call of a shooting at 22454 Jeffrey Ave., according to a release from Sauk Village police. When officers arrived, they found a woman who was shot. She was taken to a local hospital, police said.
Officers also found a second victim, 43-year-old Robert Allen, of Carthage, Miss., dead in a nearby driveway.
Allen was taken to St. Margaret Mercy Hospital in Dyer, Ind., where he was pronounced dead at 10:45 p.m., according to the Lake County, Ind. Coroner's office. Allen had been shot multiple times.
The suspect was identified and a flash message was broadcast over the Illinois State Police Emergency Radio Network, with information on the suspect and his vehicle, the release said.
The suspect, identified by the Cook County Medical Examiner's office as Paul Gunn, was later stopped by police in the area of 162nd and Dixie Highway in Markham. Gunn, who was armed, turned the weapon on himself and shot himself. He was taken to Ingalls Memorial Hospital in Harvey, where he was pronounced dead at 10:44 p.m., according to the medical examiner's office.
A Saturday autopsy determined Gunn died of a gunshot wound to the chest, and his death was ruled a suicide, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.
The woman who was shot was reportedly the girlfriend or ex-girlfriend of Gunn's, according to a source. Gunn lived at 49 W. 159th St., according to the medical examiner's office.
Police are continuing to investigate the shootings and had no further details Saturday morning.
(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2009. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)
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