Shooting leaves man, woman dead in Bellwood, Illinois

A man and woman were shot and killed early Monday morning in the west Chicago suburb of Bellwood.

At 1:33 a.m., Bellwood police were called for a report of shots fired in the 1100 block of 32nd Avenue. Officers found a man and woman at the scene who had suffered gunshot wounds.

The victims were taken to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, where both were pronounced dead.

A vast crime scene was set up at the scene, with yellow tape blocking multiple streets and an alley. Multiple police departments from outside Bellwood also responded — including the departments from Hillside, Northlake, and Franklin Park.

The West Suburban Major Crimes Task Force was investigating. A large West Suburban Major Crimes Task Force truck labeled "Forensic Unit" was at the scene Monday morning.

Just before 11 a.m., a tow truck pulled up and towed away a sedan with a Bellwood police squad car following with its emergency lights on.

At one point, detectives appeared to focus on a scooter lying in the grass.

A neighbor said off-camera that she heard her dogs barking around 1:35 a.m. Monday, followed by what sounded like rapid-fire gunshots. Police lights not long afterward confirmed her fears.

Homicides in Bellwood are rare. FBI data show zero murders this year before now, and none at all last year.

Police have not released any additional details about the circumstances of the shooting.

There was no one in custody early Monday morning.