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Officers in Berwyn responded to a report of a man with a gun
around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday. The man ran away and forced his way
into a home where he fatally shot two dogs, police said.
He then ran into a nearby yard where he refused police commands
to stop. The man then shot at Berwyn officers and they returned
fire, killing him.
The man later was identified as John Lyons, 24, of Westchester,
west of Chicago.
Police said he was suspected in the fatal shootings of three
people at a home in Mahomet, about 120 miles (190 kilometers)
southwest of Chicago. One of the victims, identified Thursday by
Champaign County Coroner Laurie Brauer as Sara E. Mason, 26,
died at the scene where the three were found about 9:40 p.m.
Wednesday.
The other two, Janis Mason, 61, and Caleb Mason, 23, were both
pronounced dead at a nearby hospital, WCIO-TV reported. A vigil
was held for the victims at a local church Thursday evening.
Investigations into their deaths and the death of Lyons are
ongoing.
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