Woman, man shot dead in suspected murder-suicide in Lemont motel

LEMONT, Ill. (CBS) -- A woman was found murdered Thursday morning at a motel in southwest suburban Lemont, and a man's body was later found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot.

Lemont police were called to the D-Lux Budget Inn, 12241 Archer Ave., at 9:33 a.m. They found a woman in an end unit at the motel who had suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was dead.

A short time afterward, police canvassed adjacent rooms in the motel and found the body of Richard Crane, 62, who was dead of a self-inflicted gunshot. The investigation determined the man had shot himself with the same gun that was used to kill the woman.

A murder-suicide is suspected.

A motive was not known as of late Thursday, and police have not established a relationship between Crane and the woman.

The investigation was ongoing late Thursday, but there was no threat to the community.