A man suspected of fatally shooting three people in central Illinois was shot and killed by police after opening fire on them in the Chicago suburbs, authorities said, the Associated Press reported, quoted by BTA.
Police in Berwyn responded to a report of a man with a gun around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday. The man fled and forced his way into a home, where he fatally shot two dogs, police said. He then ran into a nearby yard, ignoring police commands to stop. The man then shot at Berwyn officers, who returned fire, killing him.
The man has been identified as John Lyons, 24, of Westchester, a town west of Chicago.
Police said he is a suspect in the fatal shooting of three people in Mahomet, about 120 miles southwest of Chicago. One of the victims died at the scene, where the three were found about 9:40 p.m. Wednesday. The other two were pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.