3 Dead In Shooting Outside Middle School In West Suburbs: Police

BERWYN, IL — Three people are dead after a shooting on Tuesday afternoon outside a middle school in Berwyn, according to police.

The shooter killed two people and then turned the gun on himself in front of Lincoln Middle School, according to multiple media outlets and Berwyn North School District 98 Superintendent Michelle Smith, who said in a message to the district community that none of the people killed were Lincoln students.

Officers heard gunfire around 4 p.m. near the school in the 6400 block of 16th Street, police said. Upon arrival, they saw a male firing a rifle into a vehicle, and as they approached, the gunman opened fire on the officers, who took cover and did not shoot back, according to police.

The school was put on an immediate hard lockdown, police said.

All three people died at the scene, according to police, who said the incident appeared to be domestic-related.

“All parties involved are accounted for, and authorities have confirmed that there is no ongoing danger to the community,” the Berwyn Police Department said in a news release. “The situation is being treated as an isolated incident.”

Lincoln will be closed for instruction on Wednesday, according to Smith, but she added that students were encouraged to come to school if they needed help processing Tuesday's events, noting social workers and counselors would be available.