A suburban Chicago man who held firearms training classes accidentally shot and killed his wife while cleaning his gun — then turned the weapon on himself, according to police.
Simeon Hendrickson, 61, was working on one of his guns at his home on Dalton Lane in Bollingbrook on Saturday afternoon when it accidentally discharged and the bullet struck his wife, Laurie Hendrickson, 60, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.
“Simeon Hendrickson then took his own life with the handgun,” police said.
He was pronounced dead at the scene, while his wife died at a local hospital, cops added.
Simeon Hendrickson, 61, a firearms instructor in suburban Chicago, accidentally killed his wife Laurie Hendrickson, 60, when his gun went off while he was cleaning it — and he then turned the weapon on himself. Facebook / Simeon Hendrickson
Simeon Hendrickson aims an assault rifle in an undated photo. Facebook / Simeon HendricksonIt was unclear if Simeone called 911, or if one of his neighbors heard the gunfire and called for help, ABC 7 reported.
Simeon and his wife Laurie at the beach. Salernoâs Rosedale ChapelHis Facebook page indicates that he was a gun enthusiast who taught firearms training.
