Father Fatally Shoots Twins, Then Himself On North Side: Police

WEST ROGERS PARK, IL — Area North Detectives are investigating after Chicago police said a West Rogers Park man fatally shot his twin son and daughter before turning the gun on himself Monday morning in the 6200 block of North Richmond Street. Police said the bodies of a boy and girl, both 10 years old, were found with gunshot wounds to the back of the head around 11 a.m.

The body of the victims' 45-year-old father was found in the hallway of the home with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the face, police said.

According to The Chicago Tribune, the landlord found the bodies after a nanny was unable to enter the home, police said, adding the nanny called the children's mother, who was separated from the 45-year-old man, and she told the landlord to enter.

The boy was identified as Mason Sanders, the girl as Addison Sanders, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. According to the news report, their parents had joint custody of the twins. The father's name was not immediately released.

According to Chicago Police Department spokesman Anthony Guglielmi, the father didn't have a previous history with the department. In a tweet, Guglielmi said, "Our condolences go out to the family affected by the senseless murder suicide at 6200 N. Richmond. A father, cowardly took the life of his two 10 year old children before turning the gun on himself."

Patch will update this story as more information becomes available.

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