Overview

• Officers near Lincoln Middle School heard gunfire just after 4 p.m. and saw a man firing a rifle into a car before he shot at them, prompting police to take cover without returning fire.
• The suspected gunman died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot at the scene, and two people were found dead inside the vehicle he had been shooting into.
• Berwyn North School District 98 Superintendent Michelle Smith identified Assistant Principal Nerissa Lee as one of the victims, while the shooter and the other victim have not been publicly named.
• The school was placed on a hard lockdown; classes were canceled Wednesday with counselors available, and instruction is expected to resume Thursday.
• Berwyn police and the West Suburban Major Crimes Task Force continue processing evidence as authorities characterize the case as domestic and isolated with no continuing danger.