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Man shot dead in Rolling Meadows early Sunday; persons of interest being questioned

Rolling Meadows police are investigating the killing of a 30-year-old man found fatally shot early Sunday morning on the city's east side.

Officers discovered the man suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest at about 5 a.m. while responding to reports of shots fired in the 2000 block of Kirchoff Road, police said.

The man, whose identity has not been disclosed, was taken from the scene to Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights, where he later was pronounced dead.

Police said they are questioning persons of interest and the shooting appears to be an isolated event.

  Rolling Meadows police investigate the fatal shooting of a 30-year-old man early Sunday morning near Gateway Park. Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
  Police tape surrounds Gateway Park in Rolling Meadows and a police mobile command unit idles in the driveway of an adjacent home as authorities continue to investigate a fatal shooting early Sunday morning. Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
  Rolling Meadows police said they were questioning persons of interest in connection with a fatal shooting early Sunday morning in the 2000 block of Kirchoff Road. Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
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