Two men were shot and killed early Sunday morning when gunfire erupted during a fight at a home in south suburban Chicago Heights, according to family and authorities.
At around 4 a.m., officers with the Chicago Heights Police Department responded to the 500 block of West 14th Place for multiple calls of shots fired, police stated in a news release. Officers arrived at the scene and found two men who had been shot. Both individuals were transported to the hospital by the Chicago Heights Fire Department where they later died from their injuries, authorities said.
According to police, several subjects were observed in the area as officers worked on scene, prompting police to request assistance from neighboring communities as well as the South Suburban Emergency Response Team and South Suburban Major Crimes Task Force. The incident remained under investigation Sunday evening, and there was believed to be no ongoing threat to the community, authorities stated.
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