Crime & Safety
Coroner IDs Couple Killed In Suspected Murder-Suicide
The Lake County Coroner's Office has also released the preliminary results from an autopsy.
VERNON HILLS, IL — The Lake County Coroner's Office has identified the couple killed in a suspected murder suicide.
According to the coroner's office, Victoria Ceja, 67, died from multiple gunshot wounds and her husband, Ramiro Ceja, 77, died from a gunshot wound.
The couple was found dead in their single-family home in the 400 block of Cherry Valley Road at about 9:20 a.m. on Wednesday. Police said a gun was recovered at the scene.
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Authorities found no forced entry into the home, and preliminary indications show that the incident is a "murder-suicide," according to the news release.
The deaths remain under investigation, according to authorities.
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