Simeon Hendrickson, Bollingbrook, Chicago area Firearm safety instructor accidentally shoots wife Laurie dead, then fatally turns gun on himself.
A suburban Chicago couple are dead after a man who was holding firearms training classes accidentally shot and killed his wife while cleaning his gun — only to then turn the weapon on himself, according to police.
Simeon Hendrickson, 61, was working on one of his guns at his home on Dalton Lane in Bollingbrook on Saturday afternoon when it accidentally discharged, with the bullet striking his wife, Laurie Hendrickson, 60, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.
‘Simeon Hendrickson then took his own life with the handgun,’ police said.
He was pronounced dead at the scene, while his wife died at a local hospital, cops added.
It was unclear if Simeone called 911, or if one of his neighbors heard the gunfire and called for help, ABC 7 reported.
549 accidental gun deaths in the U.S. in 2021
The husband’s Facebook page indicated him being a gun enthusiast who taught firearms training.
The couple’s son grieved their loss in a Facebook post. ‘They were loved and respected by many and were the greatest parents anyone could have ever ask for,’ Derek Hendrickson wrote.
According to public posts on Hendrickson’s Facebook page, he taught concealed carry classes at a suburban Chicago facility.
A regard of the father’s Facebook page reveals a volley of gun photos along with statements on his profile criticizing the mainstream media, ‘attacking the sound of freedom.’
There were 549 accidental gun deaths in the U.S. in 2021, the most recent year for which complete data is available, according to the Pew Research Center.
