Suspect wanted in shooting of mother, 2 children shoots himself during standoff on Chicago's South Side
CHICAGO (CBS) — A man who suburban police say shot a woman and her two children earlier this month shot himself during a standoff with federal agents and local police on Friday.
Sources told CBS 2 that Lander D. Coleman was being treated at the University of Chicago hospital. The nature of his injuries was not known. The FBI, which led the SWAT response this morning on the South Side, has not identified the suspect.
Earlier this week, Matteson police announced a nationwide search for Coleman, who they said shot a young mother and her two children inside their home in the south suburb on May 18.
The standoff started around midnight in the Roseland neighborhood, in a residential area at 96th Street and Perry Avenue, after a report of a man with a gun. Coleman was never inside a home during the nearly 10-hour standoff, according to witnesses.
FBI officials said the suspect shot himself around 9:30 a.m., and medical professionals were providing aid.
A neighbor told CBS 2 that Coleman stripped down to his underwear and held a gun to his head in the middle of the street as police negotiated with him.
Chicago police and the FBI were assisting Matteson police with the investigation. Early Friday, Matteson police said they had contacted Coleman but retracted their statement.
History of domestic violence accusations
The woman whom Coleman allegedly shot was still hospitalized this week after being shot seven times, police said.
A family member believes Coleman came into the house during a prom party, hid in a storage room, possibly for hours, until the party was over, and then made his way upstairs and started shooting.
The family allowed CBS Chicago into the home to show the aftermath of the attack in hopes that someone would come forward to help police catch Coleman. They are worried for their safety and believe that Coleman is a danger to the public.
Coleman has a lengthy history of gun, drug and domestic violence charges, including eight domestic violence cases with just one conviction. They involved different women dating back to 2000. He was sentenced to prison twice, most recently in 2003 for multiple gun offenses.
