A man who was wanted for a triple homicide in downstate Illinois was killed during a shootout Wednesday with Berwyn police, the suburban police department said.
Officers responded to a call of a man with a gun in the 1800 block of Home Avenue in Berwyn just before midnight, then trailed the gunman as he forced his way into a home in the 1800 block of Wenonah Avenue, according to a news release from Berwyn police.
The man fatally shot two dogs at the residence on Wenonah before fleeing back to Home Avenue.
When officers ordered him to stop, the suspect fired shots at police, and at least one officer returned fire. The suspect was fatally shot. No officers were injured.
Police determined the man was wanted for a triple homicide in Mahomet earlier in the day Wednesday.
Around 9:40 p.m. Wednesday, Mahomet police found three people with life-threatening gunshot wounds in a home in the 1100 block of Riverside Drive, according to Mahomet police. One person was pronounced dead on the scene and two others were transported to a nearby hospital, where they both died.
The Champaign County sheriff and coroner assisted in the response to the shooting.
The Illinois State Police Public Integrity Task Force is taking over the investigation, Berwyn police said.