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Man dies of apparent gunshot wound

Autopsy scheduled for Sunday

September 12, 2021 at 9:17 am CDT

The Romeoville Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting.

A man with a gunshot wound was found dead at 3:30 p.m. Saturday in the 100 block of Highpoint Drive in Romeoville, according to a statement from the Will County Coroner’s Office on Saturday.

The man’s identity is being withheld as notification of kin is pending.

The coroner’s office will determine the final cause and manner of death at a later date. An autopsy is scheduled for Sunday.

The final cause and manner of death will be determined at a later date.

Will County Romeoville

Denise M. Baran-Unland

Denise M. Baran-Unland is the features editor for The Herald-News in Joliet. She covers a variety of human interest stories. She also writes the long-time weekly tribute feature “An Extraordinary Life about local people who have died. She studied journalism at the College of St. Francis in Joliet, now the University of St. Francis.