Man in Central Illinois Killed 3 People and Wounded Another Before Killing Self, Authorities Say

Man in Central Illinois Killed 3 People and Wounded Another Before Killing Self, Authorities Say
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The Associated Press
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill.—A man is believed to have killed three women and wounded a man before killing himself during a traffic stop in central Illinois, authorities said.

Police were called to a home in rural Ashland, about 10 miles (16 kilometers) west of Springfield, in response to a report of a man being shot late Thursday, The Springfield State Journal-Register reported. They discovered a man with a gunshot wound and a woman who was dead.