Park Forest police obtained a warrant Monday for a suspect in a double homicide last week that left two women dead in a home on the 300 block of Miami Street.
Coleman Franklin was charged with two counts of first-degree murder for allegedly shooting and killing two women Thursday. Police said in a news release that they believe Franklin and the two women, 51-year-old Lillian Brown and 30-year-old Sabrina McCain, knew each other.
Police told the Chicago Tribune Thursday they responded to a report of a gunshot victim and found both women with gunshot wounds at about 6 p.m. They also found two unharmed children in the home.
Since then, Park Forest police and the South Suburban Major Crimes Task Force have been investigating. Police said Franklin is not yet in custody and they continue to investigate.
“The Park Forest police department and the Village of Park Forest extend their deepest condolences to the family and friends of Lillian Brown and Sabrina McCain as we work to seek justice for them,” the statement said.
Police ask anyone with information to call the investigations unit at 708-748-1309.
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