Man shoots brother, takes own life at Fox Lake restaurant, police say
FOX LAKE, Ill. (CBS) -- A man shot his brother, and then shot and killed himself, at a restaurant in Fox Lake Tuesday afternoon.
At 1:05 p.m., Fox Lake police were called to Dockers Restaurant & Lounge, at 33 W. Grand Ave. on the lakeside.
Police found 63-year-old Marciano Martinez dead just outside the restaurant, and his 56-year-old man in critical condition inside – 25 yards from a side door.
The brothers used to own Dockers Restaurant together, police said. The younger brother, whose name has not been released, still owns the restaurant, police said.
Marciano Martinez went to the restaurant to confront his brother in an ongoing feud, police said. They quarreled in the kitchen, and then the Martinez took out a gun and shot his younger brother, police said.
The younger brother fled outside, but Martinez followed him and kept shooting at him, police said. The younger brother collapsed after being shot multiple times.
Martinez shot and killed himself before police arrived, police said. An autopsy later determined he died of a gunshot wound to the head. The younger brother was taken to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville in critical condition.
Earlier information indicated that the brothers had been in a shootout with each other, but later information indicated an attempted murder-suicide.
The Lake County Major Crimes Task Force is assisting Fox Lake police detectives with the investigation.
