Suspect captured in shooting deaths of two women inside Park Forest home
PARK FOREST, Ill. (CBS) — A man accused of shooting and killing two women last week in south suburban Park Forest was taken into custody on Tuesday.
Coleman Franklin, 50, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of Lillian Brown, 51, and Sabrina McCain, 30, on the day after Christmas.
Park Forest police announced Monday that a warrant had been issued for his arrest, and on Tuesday afternoon police announced he had been arrested.
Just after 6 p.m. Friday, officers responded to the 300 block of Miami Street for a report of a gunshot victim inside a residence. Officers forced their way into the residence and found the two women unresponsive, along with two unharmed children.
Police said the two women suffered from apparent gunshot wounds. Brown was pronounced dead at the scene. McCain was taken to a local hospital, where she later died. The children were also taken to local hospitals for medical treatment as a precaution.
This shooting was not a random crime, and the victims and suspects were known to each other.
Information on Franklin's first court appearance was not immediately available Tuesday.
