Afternoon Briefing: Wheeling police investigate deaths after couple found dead

Good afternoon, Chicago.

Wheeling police are investigating after a couple was discovered dead at a home during a well-being check Thursday.

Shortly before 5:45 p.m., officers responded to a residence in the 300 block of 12th Street after a call from a person who found two people who appeared to be dead after going to the home to check on them, officials said. A firearm was found next to their bodies.

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