Shooter kills self after slaying at Burr Ridge business

Two people were shot, one of them fatally, Tuesday afternoon at a Burr Ridge business by a worker who later killed himself.

About 3 p.m., officers responded to reports of a shooting at 16W47South Frontage Road, according to Burr Ridge police.

The man ran off after the shooting. Later in the afternoon, he shot himself on the 7900 block of South Madison Street.

Nearby Gower Middle School was locked down while police from several departments, including Willowbrook and Darien, searched for the shooter.

Burr Ridge Village President Gary Grasso said the shooter was being fired or laid off from his job. Grasso said the man shot a male supervisor, who died, and a woman.

Grasso said the woman was taken to Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove, where she underwent surgery for a leg wound.

"The primary concern was that the situation was brought under control, and that the residents and the business people in those areas were safe," Grasso said.

The identities of the shooter and the victims will not be released until their families have been notified, authorities said.

• Daily Herald correspondent Jonah Nink contributed to this report.