Joliet police investigate after woman and her estranged husband die in murder-suicide – NBC Chicago

A woman was fatally stabbed by her estranged husband in a murder-suicide in Joliet, police said.

According to a police news release, at approximately 11:10 a.m., Joliet Police officers were called to the 3400 block of Pandola Avenue regarding a woman who had been stabbed in the street. When officers arrived at the scene, they found a 35-year-old woman lying on the street with multiple stab wounds.

A 32-year-old man was found lying on the ground in a nearby driveway and also suffered stab wounds, police said. Both individuals were transported to Ascension St. Joseph Medical Center and pronounced dead.

According to Joliet police, the man was the victim’s estranged husband and the two were divorcing. A preliminary investigation revealed that there was unrest when the suspect reached the victim’s house and she ran away.

Police said it is believed the suspect chased the victim armed with a kitchen knife and eventually caught up with her, whereupon he stabbed her multiple times in the chest. After attacking the victim, witnesses said the man stabbed himself multiple times in the chest.

The couple’s 3-year-old son was home at the time but was not injured, police said. The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services was contacted in accordance with federal reporting requirements.

The suspect and victim had yet to be identified by the Will County Coroner’s Office as of Saturday evening.

Police said the murder-suicide was a targeted domestic incident and there was no threat to the community.