Police: Bolingbrook man ‘accidentally’ shot wife, then shot himself

A Bolingbrook man accidentally fired off his gun at his wife then shot himself, according to a preliminary investigation by police.

About 5:45 p.m. Saturday, officers responded to a report of a man who apparently shot himself by accident while cleaning his gun at a residence in the 700 block of Dalton Lane, according to a statement from the Bolingbrook Police Department.

A preliminary investigation of the incident revealed that Simeon Hendrickson, 61, was working on one of his handguns at his residence when it “accidentally discharged” and a round struck his wife, Laurie Hendrickson, 60, police said. Hendrickson then “took his own life with the handgun” and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Laurie Hendrickson was was taken to a hospital, where she was later pronounced dead as well, police said.

The incident remains under investigation.