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Victims in Mundelein murder-suicide shooting identified
Mundelein police identify five dead in family murder-suicide.
In brief
Mundelein police identify five dead in family murder-suicide. Mundelein police identified five people killed in a murder-suicide involving Bryan Schmidt, who allegedly shot his four family members before turning the gun on himself. Originally reported by Chicago Sun-Times.
Mundelein police identify victims
Mundelein police have released the identities of five people killed in an apparent murder-suicide this week.
Five victims identified
The Lake County Coroner’s Office identified the deceased as 80-year-old James Schmidt, 77-year-old Rebecca Schmidt, 22-year-old Maclaine Schmidt, 37-year-old Nicole Heiser and 51-year-old Bryan Schmidt.
Bryan Schmidt as alleged perpetrator
Bryan Schmidt is believed to be the alleged perpetrator, police said.
Alleged shooting sequence
He allegedly shot his four family members before turning the gun on himself, Mundelein police said the preliminary investigation found.
Suicide notes found
Multiple suicide notes were left by Bryan Schmidt and found on the scene, police said.
Time of shooting
The shootings are believed to have taken place between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Sunday.
Motive unknown
Police said they have not had any prior contact with Bryan Schmidt and are working to determine the motive for the shooting.
Reported police contact
Anyone with additional information on the incident is asked to call the Mundelein Police Department at 847-968-4600.
In short
Mundelein police identified five people killed in a murder-suicide involving Bryan Schmidt, who allegedly shot his four family members before turning the gun on himself.
