Three people were killed in a “domestic-related” shooting outside a Berwyn middle school Tuesday afternoon, according to Berwyn police.
About 4:05 p.m., Berwyn police responded to a call of shots fired near Lincoln Middle School in the 6400 block of 16th Street and found a man in a vehicle firing a rifle into another vehicle. He also fired at the officers, police said. Officers took cover but didn’t return fire.
The man firing the rifle shot himself after fatally shooting two people in the other vehicle, according to police. Officials said the shooting was “domestic-related” and are treating it as an isolated incident, but they did not release other details.
“At this time we’re still working on identifying all the victims involved,” Berwyn police Cmdr. Michael Fellows said at a news conference Tuesday afternoon. “No students or staff were hurt in any way. … This is a very rare occasion in Berwyn.”
The assistant principal of the school sent a note saying most students had left for the day and students at after-school activities were all safe and accounted for, CBS2 reported. School officials couldn’t immediately be reached for comment.
An investigation is ongoing, police said.
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