Mount Prospect attempted murder-suicide: Woman survives being shot 11 times by ex-boyfriend Michael Work at condo building: Mayor

In Mount Prospect, Illinois, new details have been shared by a close relative of a victim of a shooting incident. The tragic event unfolded as a man shot his former girlfriend at a condominium complex in the northern suburbs before taking his own life on Monday afternoon.

Mount Prospect police officers responded to the Meadows Condominiums garage in 1200-block of West Northwest Highway just after 4:45 p.m. Monday.

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There, officers found a conscious 63-year-old woman and an unconscious 53-year-old man, who had both been shot.

Mount Prospect Mayor Paul Hoefert, who’s related to the victim by marriage, said the man ambushed her inside a condo parking garage Monday night.

He said the two used to be a couple and that the woman was on the phone with her adult daughter when the attack happened.

According to the police report, the investigation revealed that the woman had driven her car into the secured garage of the condominium building. The man, identified as Michael Work from Shorewood, Wisconsin, followed her inside with his vehicle while the garage door was still ajar.

In a distressing turn of events, as the woman attempted to park her car, the man rammed into the driver’s side of her vehicle multiple times before proceeding to open fire. Subsequently, he exited his vehicle and took his own life in a tragic and violent conclusion to the incident.

The victim, shot multiple times, was taken to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge. Police said she was awake and speaking with detectives earlier this week.

Hoefort said the woman was shot 11 times and is still in the hospital as of Thursday

Work was taken to the same hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Police recovered a gun from the scene.

Police said Work and the victim were in a dating relationship that recently ended.

If you are experiencing suicidal, substance use or other mental health crises please call or text the new three digit code at 988. You will reach a trained crisis counselor for free, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You can also go to 988lifeline.org or dial the current toll free number 800-273-8255 [TALK].

You can contact the Illinois domestic violence hotline at 1-877-863-6338 click here for more information.

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