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UPDATE: The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office has released the name of a man suspected of fatally shooting three people in Mahomet.
The office identified John R. Lyons, 24, of Westchester, who was later killed in a shootout with police in Berwyn.
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UPDATE: The man suspected of fatally shooting three people in Mahomet was “known to” one of the victims, said Mahomet Police Chief Mike Metzler.
“Based on the information we have now, one of the victims was targeted,” Metzler said. “This was not a random incident.”
Metzler said he is not prepared to share the name of the offender until the Illinois State Police, who have taken over this case, proceed further in their investigation.
After the shooting in Mahomet, the man apparently immediately drove north to Berwyn, where he was killed in a shootout with police.
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UPDATE: A man suspected of fatally shooting three people in Mahomet has died after a shootout with police in suburban Chicago.
According to Berwyn Police Department, officers responded to report of a man with a gun at 11:38 p.m. Wednesday. They located the man, who fled on foot. The man then forced entry into a residence where he fatally shot two dogs.
Officers saw him fleeing into a nearby yard. After ignoring police commands to stop, the man shot at officers, who returned fire and killed him.
The offender, police in Berwyn said, was involved in Wednesday’s triple homicide in Mahomet. The suspect has yet to be identified.
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MAHOMET — Three family members are dead and a suspect has been located after a Wednesday night shooting at a residence on the south side of Mahomet.
Champaign County Coroner Laurie Brauer on Thursday identified the victims as Janis Mason, 61, Sara Mason, 26, and Caleb Mason, 23.
Responding to a report of a shooting in the 1100 block of Riverside Court at 9:41 p.m., police found three victims with life-threatening wounds. One victim — Sara Mason — was pronounced dead at the scene. Janis Mason and Caleb Mason were taken to Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana and were pronounced dead shortly after 10 p.m.
Police Chief Mike Metzler in a release said “the suspect has been identified and located.”
The department on Facebook early this morning said “the citizens of Mahomet are safe and there is no active threat.”
The incident occurred at a one-story house on the corner of Riverside Court and Riverside Drive. Police tape was still surrounding the scene at 10 a.m. Thursday as reporters waited outside.
Illinois State Police, Champaign County Sheriff’s Office and the Champaign County Coroner’s Office are involved in the investigation.
This is a developing story.
