Gunman, Age 24; Man, Age 60, Killed; Woman Shot and 2 Police Officers Injured As Shots Fired During "Domestic" on Lathrop Ave, River Forest

3:42 PM Sunday . Two people were killed and three others injured, including two River Forest police officers, after police responded to a possible domestic dispute at. A police-involved shooting also occurred at the scene after a 24-year-old male ambushed police at the front door.

Police on arrival reported the man was armed with a shotgun. Police say they were ambushed by an armed 24-year-old male while they were responding to the call from a home on Lathrop Avenue at 7:10 a.m. Sunday. The alleged offender died as a result of the shots fired by police.

A 60-year-old male victim was found dead inside the home and a 59-year-old woman was also found with gunshot wounds and additional trauma. She was transported to Loyola University Medical Center.

One police officer, a 15-year veteran sergeant with the River Forest Police Department, was shot but is expected to recover, as he was wearing a bullet-proof vest during the incident, officials said. Initially on the scene police reported two officers were hit by flak.

Police now say another officer sustained other non-life-threatening injuries.

Police have confirm the incident was "domestic" in nature, but have not released the details of what led to the shooting.

Firefighter/paramedics from Forest Park and Elmwood Park assisted River Forest firefighter/paramedics.

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