Coroner identifies 4 family members who died after shooting in home near Crystal Lake
Details surrounding the deaths of four family members this week in a home near Crystal Lake remained scant Thursday as authorities continued their investigation of a domestic incident that started with a 911 call from a woman inside the home of someone "shooting their relatives."
McHenry County Coroner Michael Rein identified the four adults who died Wednesday as Jean Song, 44; Lauren Smith-Song, 32; Chang Song, 73; and Yuna Song, 49. Rein identified Jean Song as male. The coroner did not release their causes of death and said their autopsies would be conducted on Thursday.
The sheriff's office said Wednesday that three women had been killed by a male relative.
A fifth relative, a woman who called 911 and was taken to a hospital by the Crystal Lake Fire Department in serious condition, remained there as of Thursday afternoon, according to the release. Her name was not given.
About 4 a.m. Wednesday, sheriff's deputies responded to the Song home on Wild Plum Road, in the quiet, tree-lined Prairie Ridge neighborhood, for reports of multiple gunshots fired, police said.
"Upon arrival on scene, deputies located three deceased adult females, an adult female seriously injured, and an adult male, believed to be the aggressor, seriously injured," the sheriff's office said in Thursday's release.
The man was also taken to a hospital and later pronounced dead, according to the release.
The sheriff's office said it was an isolated incident and there is no threat to the public.
According to the McHenry County treasurer's office website, Jean Song and Yuna Song have been listed as the property owners since 2013.
Deputies, investigators and evidence technicians were at the house for several hours Wednesday, where a drone also was used during the investigation.
Neighbors on Wednesday said they hadn't heard anything overnight and were startled by waking up to police and TV news crews along the streets.
Peggy Caldrone, who has lived in the subdivision since 2013, said Wednesday that she had her window open and didn't hear anything during the night. She said she woke up at 6:30 a.m. to see cars parked outside her window, referring to police and news vehicles.
"It's surreal," Caldrone said. "You don't often wake up to crime tape outside your windows in the morning. It's just not, like, real."
She said her family called saying they saw her house on the news and asked if she felt safe living there, which she said she did.
"I feel totally safe," she said. "It is a quiet neighborhood, and they (all the people who live there) are so nice."