Coroner: Chest wounds killed couple

A man and woman found dead Sunday in Campton Hills each died of gunshot wounds to the chest, autopsies found Monday.

Kane County Coroner Chuck West said it appears only one weapon -- possibly a .38 caliber gun -- was used in the shootings, but he would not elaborate on who may have pulled the trigger or why.

The incident is being investigated as a murder-suicide, he said. Routine toxicology tests are pending.

"Until we figure out exactly what happened, it's going to be pretty hard to give more of an assessment," West said.

Police say the shooting deaths of John D'Amico, 33, and Pamela D'Amico, 32, appear to be the result of a domestic dispute.

The D'Amicos' bodies were discovered shortly after 3:35 p.m. at their home on Brown Farm Court after the Kane County sheriff's department responded to reports of shots fired.

Cmdr. John F. Marszalek, a sheriff's spokesman, did not return messages seeking additional information Monday, and members of the D'Amico family could not be reached for comment.

The couple's 6-year-old daughter is staying with relatives, West said.

According to an obituary, John D'Amico was a 1992 graduate of St. Charles High School and went on to earn an accounting degree from Northern Illinois University in DeKalb. He had a black belt in Tae Kwon Do and enjoyed motor sports.

Pamela D'Amico was not mentioned in the obituary.

The D'Amico family owns St. Charles-based Norman Lamps, a company that designs, manufactures and distributes lighting products, according to its Web site.

John D'Amico was a co-owner and operator of the business, along with his brothers Daniel and Michael.

A man who answered the phone at Norman Lamps on Monday declined to comment.

Campton Hills Village President Patsy Smith, who lived down the street from John and Pamela D'Amico for about 10 years, described the couple as "good neighbors."

"I'm just very sad to hear it," she said of the D'Amicos' deaths. "I just feel so bad for their families."