Five deaths in Mundelein home ruled murder-suicide

Mundelein authorities ruled the deaths of five adults found inside a home after a welfare check a murder-suicide, while the investigation continued Tuesday. Police said officers discovered three men and two women at the Wellington Avenue residence late Sunday, October 18. Mundelein police responded to the home in the 200 block of Wellington Avenue at about 11:45 p.m. after a relative requested a welfare check, having been unable to reach someone inside. Officers found all five adults dead, police said. The Lake County Coroner’s Office said the victims appeared to have died from gunshot wounds. Authorities reported finding two handguns at the scene. Police said evidence gathered at the home indicated a murder-suicide; the reports did not provide detailed investigative or forensic findings behind that determination. Police said four of the victims were family members and the fifth was believed to have been in a domestic relationship with the suspect. Authorities have not publicly confirmed the victims’ identities. The coroner’s office was conducting autopsies and working to identify them, according to reports issued Monday. Authorities described the deaths as an isolated...