PARK FOREST, Ill. (WLS) — According to Park Forest police, the individual suspected of being involved in a shooting incident that led to the deaths of two women in the south suburbs has been apprehended.
Coleman Franklin is accused of killing Sabrina McCain and Lilian Brown in a double murder in Park Forest last Thursday evening.
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Park Forest police said Tuesday afternoon that Franklin has been taken into custody.
Police did not immediately provide any additional information about his arrest.
A warrant was issued for his arrest Monday on first-degree murder charges.
Upon arriving at a residence just after 6 p.m. last Thursday, law enforcement officers discovered a 51-year-old grandmother and her 30-year-old daughter unresponsive, both suffering from gunshot injuries.
One woman was pronounced dead on the scene and the other was transported to a hospital, where she later died, police said.
Although the two children present in the house were unharmed, they were taken to the hospital for evaluation as a precautionary measure. Allegedly, one of the children dialed 911 to report the critical situation involving their grandmother and mother, who shared the residence with them.
This was not a random crime, and the victims and suspect knew each other, police said.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call 708-748-1309.
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