All residents of an Illinois town were told to “stay in their homes and lock all doors” as travelers were urged to avoid the area due to “an active situation.”
Around 7:30 a.m. Thursday, the Hull Kinderhook Fire Protection District urged people to avoid traveling through New Canton, Illinois, located a little over 80 miles west of Springfield, “until it is deemed safe.”
The department told all residents to stay inside and lock their doors, but offered no further information on the unfolding situation.
The Pike County Sheriff’s Department said it was responding to the scene just after 9 a.m. Thursday.
“Officers are in the area and actively working to bring this matter to a safe resolution. We ask [residents] to remain indoors until further updates are provided. We appreciate your cooperation,” the department wrote on social media.
The Western School District 12 said it was on a soft lockdown as of 10:30 a.m. That lockdown was lifted just before 12:30 p.m.
Similarly, Pikeland School District 10 said it was informed that the “threat from the community no longer exists, and we are returning to regular movement in all of our schools.”
Police later said a preliminary investigation found a woman had been shot by her husband.
Chief Deputy Zack Orr with the Pike County Sheriff’s Department said the woman told officers the gunman “made threatening remarks to harm her parents.”
The suspected gunman was later found dead. He was identified as 67-year-old Gerald E. Waligorski.
“I’ve worked for this town for 26 years and can count on two hands the number of violent crimes we’ve had,” Orr said.
Check back for more on this developing story.
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