Illinois Shooting: Five found shot to death in Manchester home, suspect in custody, police say

(CBS/AP) MANCHESTER, Ill. - Authorities are investigating the slayings of five people whose bodies were found in a house in the tiny Scott County community of Manchester. A suspect is in custody.

Illinois State Police spokeswoman Monique Bond says the victims were found early Wednesday morning in the southwestern Illinois community, 50 miles west of Springfield. She didn't have any details on the deaths or the circumstances surrounding the capture of the suspect.

A school superintendent in the area says he was informed by sheriffs early Wednesday morning that the victims had been shot to death. Les Stevens of the North Greene School District says he canceled classes because authorities warned him at the time that the suspect was at large. The district has since been informed that the man was captured.

According to CBS Chicago, the suspect was on the run for about two hours and was captured after a high-speed pursuit. Gunshots were reportedly fired while the suspect was taken into custody and the suspect was subsequently taken to a hospital.

The Scott County Sheriff's Department says a child who was injured in the incident has been taken to the hospital, the station reports.