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Carpentersville Police Kill Gunman After Restaurant Shooting

State police are investigating the officer-involved shooting after a coroner concluded the suspect died from multiple gunshot wounds.

Overview

  • Carpentersville officers responded to reports of shots at a restaurant on the 1300 block of Kings Road and a responding officer saw a man actively shooting before firing at the scene.
  • Two people were wounded in the incident and were taken to a nearby hospital with one person initially reported in critical condition.
  • Authorities identified the gunman as 44-year-old Jenry Guadalupe Custodio Casimiro of Carpentersville.
  • The Kane County coroner reported that Casimiro died of injuries consistent with multiple gunshot wounds and no officers were injured during the response.
  • The Illinois State Police are conducting the formal investigation into the officer-involved shooting and local police say the episode was an isolated, domestic-violence-related incident.