Overview

• A 32-year-old masked man approached two teenage girls near Fox River Road and North Harvest Glen roads in unincorporated Cary around 3:25 p.m., prompting them to flee.
• The girls ran home and alerted a father and older brother, who located the suspect’s vehicle and encountered him blocking their path with a gun.
• The family’s 911 call led a McHenry County sheriff’s deputy and a Conservation District officer to initiate a traffic stop on Crystal Lake Road and Foxford Drive.
• Upon police intervention, the man retrieved a firearm and fatally shot himself and was later pronounced dead at a hospital.
• Authorities have praised the girls for summoning help, and separate Lake County and McHenry County investigations are underway.