Crime & Safety

3 Dead In Round Lake Beach Home; Wanted Vehicle Plunges Off Bridge

Police are investigating the deaths as homicides and said it is an isolated incident.

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Three people were found dead at a home in Round Lake Beach on Monday. State police say a vehicle wanted in connection with the slayings later plunged off the I-80 bridge in Joliet.
Three people were found dead at a home in Round Lake Beach on Monday. State police say a vehicle wanted in connection with the slayings later plunged off the I-80 bridge in Joliet. (John Ferak/Patch)

ROUND LAKE BEACH, IL — Three people were found dead Monday afternoon in the 200 block of East Camden Lane, Round Lake Beach police said.

Illinois State Police said a vehicle wanted in the slayings led troopers on a chase through Cook County before plunging off the I-80 bridge in Joliet Monday afternoon.

Round Lake Beach police said a person of interest was in custody, and the driver of the vehicle was taken to an area hospital in unknown condition, according to state police.

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Officers responded to the Camden Lane home around 1:40 p.m. for a well-being check to find three people dead inside.

Officials said the incident is an active homicide investigation by Round Lake Beach Police and declined to offer further details.

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Police said the slayings are an isolated incident and there is no risk to the public.

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