OTTAWA - A Sandwich man is found guilty of killing his ex-wife's parents last year in Sheridan. On Friday at the LaSalle County Courthouse, a jury found 38-year
Illinois couple killed, ex-son-in-law arrested after search
March 17, 2021
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OTTAWA, Ill. (AP) — A man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly killing his ex-wife's parents and shooting out windows at his ex-wife's house, ending a search that had prompted authorities to urge residents of a small Illinois village not to go outside.
At a press briefing, LaSalle County Sheriff Tom Templeton said that Donald Fredres, 37, of Sandwich, was spotted in a field not far from where the shootings occurred Tuesday night and was taken into custody shortly before 7 a.m. Wednesday. Templeton said detectives believe Fredres acted alone so that it was safe for residents in and around the village of Sheridan to return to normal activities.
SHERIDAN, Ill. (WLS) -- A suspect is in custody after he allegedly shot and killed his former in-laws and threatened his ex-wife in Sheridan, a small town about 70 miles southwest of Chicago.
Law enforcement officials urged some residents to stay inside early Wednesday morning before the 37-year-old suspect was arrested during a LaSalle County manhunt.
WATCH: Sheriff: 2 killed in Sheridan; suspect in custody
The LaSalle County Sheriff provides an update on a suspect taken into custody after a manhunt following the the shooting deaths of two people.
Police say it all started Tuesday night, when a woman called 911 after her ex-husband tried to break into her home. Eventually, police say the suspect shot out her front windows. The woman was injured by the shattered glass.
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