2 dead in apparent domestic shooting in Elgin: police

ELGIN, Ill. (WLS) — Chicago-area officials are investigating after two people appeared to be fatally shot in west suburban Elgin Tuesday afternoon.

Elgin police said officers responded to the 600-block of Raymond Street just after 1:45 p.m. for a reported shooting inside a home.

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When police arrived, they found a woman suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. She was eventually transferred to a Cook County hospital, where she died, police said.

A man who appeared to have shot himself was found dead in the home, police said.

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The woman was identified as Gina M. Benfield, 47. She lived in the same black where the incident took place.

Preliminary investigation suggests the incident was domestic in nature, according to police.

The Kane County Coroner’s Office and Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office are investigating.

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