Coroner IDs Husband Killed In Accidental Shooting On Thanksgiving

LINDENHURST, IL — The Lake County Coroner's Office has released the name of a 44-year-old man killed when his wife accidentally shot him on Thanksgiving Day.

Charles Holmes, of Lindenhurst, died from a gunshot wound to the abdomen, according to preliminary autopsy results from the coroner's office.

The Lindenhurst Police Department and the Lake Villa Fire Protection District responded to the Holmes' home in the 1 to 100 block of Crooked Lake Lane for the reported shooting at about 2:10 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day.

Authorities say the shooting happened after Holmes and his wife, Kellee Holmes, 41, returned from Jewel-Osco where they'd purchased cooking supplies. Charles Holmes reportedly went to urinate in the corner of the garage when Kellee Holmes got out of the vehicle and accidentally fired a firearm she had in her hand at the time, Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Colleen McConnell told the Lake & McHenry County Scanner.

Officers found Charles Holmes in the garage with a gunshot wound, according to the Lake & McHenry County Scanner. He was taken to Advocate Condell Medical Center where he died in the intensive care unit.

Kellee Holmes has since been charged with reckless discharge of a firearm, a Class 4 felony, and has since been released on a personal recognizance bond.

The incident remains under investigation by the Lindenhurst Police Department.