Wheeling police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 7:02 PM Tuesday to a report of a person with a gunshot wound at Walgreens, 1199 West Dundee Road Wheeling, IL. Firefighter/paramedics were ordered to stage several blocks away. The scene was secured by police at 7:04 p.m. and paramedics moved up to the scene.
The location of the actual shooting is not confirmed at this time, but early reports, not confirmed by police, indicate the man was shot while sitting in a car in the Walgreens parking lot at Dundee Road and Schoenbeck Road or at another location — possibly Euclid Terrace Condominiums less than one mile away. There are also unconfirmed reports of a second gunshot victim at the Euclid Terrace Condo location.
Witnesses report the gunshot hit the man in the middle of the back. A witness also reported a bullet hole in a car window — apparently the car where the man was sitting. Evidence processing was ongoing Tuesday night at Walgreens.
A second crime scene is also being processed at Euclid Terrace Condominiums, just northwest of the intersection of Elmhurst Road and McHenry Road on the north side of McHenry Road. There is no confirmation from police that the two crime scenes are connected.
Both victims were being treated for injuries that are not believed to be life threatening.
Witnesses report two large police trucks are located at Euclid Terrace Condos, and that a police car blocked the entrance into the condo parking lot. The trucks are possibly mobile crime lab and evidence collection trucks from the Major Case Assistance Team (MCAT).
The Major Case Assistance Team is a multi-jurisdictional police organization formed to provide investigative and forensic assistance to member police agencies during the investigation of homicides, serial crimes and major criminal events. The major Case Assistance Team is comprised of police agencies from 20 different northwest suburban communities. Since its inception in 1998, the team has successfully investigated over 68 homicides and major criminal events in the northwest suburbs.
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