Man and Girlfriend Dead In Chicago Old Navy Shooting

Source: Man Shot And Killed Woman, Then Himself

CHICAGO (CBS) ―

1 of 1: A man and his girlfriend are dead in a shooting at the Old Navy store on State and Washington streets in the Loop.
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Police say a man shot and killed his girlfriend, then turned the gun on himself, inside the Old Navy store downtown Chicago.

A Chicago Police sergeant at the scene confirmed to CBS station WBBM-TV that around 11 a.m., shots were fired at the Old Navy store at 35 N. State St.

Police sources told WBBM-TV that a man walked into store and shot and killed his girlfriend, before turning the gun on himself and taking his own life. This may have happened in an employee area of the store, the source said.

The woman who died was an employee of the store, the source said.

Fire Media Affairs spokesman Richard Rosado said two ambulances were called to the scene, but no transports were made.

The Cook County Medical Examiner's office could not immediately confirm any information. An office representative said an investigator had not yet arrived at the scene.

Chicago Police Officer spokesman John Mirabelli says details are sketchy about Friday's shootings but that it appears the deaths were part of a domestic dispute.

After the shooting, crowds of pedestrians gathered on the sidewalk outside the shuttered store, which is just blocks from Chicago's City Hall. The store's metal security gates had been lowered and yellow police tape blocked off the scene.

Louise Callagy, a spokeswoman for Old Navy's owner Gap Inc., says the 3-story location has been shut while the retailer works with investigators.