Police charge man in fatal Elgin shooting

One Elgin man is dead and a second is in custody in connection with a fatal shooting this weekend in Elgin, police said Monday.

Police said officers responding to reports of a disturbance at 4:15 a.m. Sunday in the 800 block of Morgan Street found a gunshot victim later identified as Norbert Gutierrez, 59.

Police also witnessed another man fleeing the scene in a vehicle with two unwilling occupants. After a short pursuit, police took Alberto J. Sepeda, 29, into custody in the 1100 block of Oakley Avenue. The occupants of the vehicle, a 25-year-old woman and a 1-year-old girl, were not injured, police said.

Gutierrez was taken to Presence Saint Joseph Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Sepeda was charged with two counts of first-degree murder, three counts of aggravated kidnapping, one count of home invasion, and two counts of unlawful restraint. He's expected in a Kane County bond court this morning.