Illinois
Driver found dead with gunshot wound after crash in Palatine, Illinois
A driver was found dead with a gunshot wound after a crash in Palatine, Illinois, on Monday night.
Around 9:30 p.m., officers responded to a call for a driver hitting several parked cars and a dumpster near East Prairie Brook Drive.
Officers found a 20-year-old man in the driver’s seat with a gunshot wound.
The Palatine Fire Department responded and took the man to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
Police said a death investigation has shut down North Rand Road between Route 53 and Dundee.
There is no known ongoing threat to the public at this time, police confirmed.