A west suburban couple, Trinyce L. Sanders-Wilson and Roshaun D. Wilson, were killed in a murder-suicide outside a church Sunday afternoon in the Austin neighborhood.
A man shot a woman in the 5700 block of West Chicago Avenue about 2 p.m., then shot himself in the mouth, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
The shooting occurred outside, shortly after morning services were completed at Second Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church, where both were members.
The woman, identified as the 38-year-old Sanders-Wilson, was pronounced dead at the scene at 2:26 p.m., according to police and the medical examiner’s office.
The man, identified as her 40-year-old husband, was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 2:39 p.m., authorities said.
They lived in the 2200 block of South 20th Avenue in west suburban Broadview, according to the medical examiner’s office. Autopsies were schedules for Monday.
“Trinyce was a beautiful person — a mother, a daughter, a sister, a cousin, a confidante, a friend to many people,” her sister, Phenesha Odom said Monday. “Trinyce, she had a lot of family and friends who loved her. Trinyce was very talented. Trincye was a God-fearing woman. Trinyce will be greatly missed.”
Her sister was a cheerleader, a hairstylist who was excellent at academics, and a mother of five, her sister added. She did not want to discuss the shooting and would not say whether she was there at the time.
Donald Wilson, Roshaun Wilson’s uncle, said he couldn’t shed any light on what would have led to Sunday’s shooting.
The couple “obviously” had problems, he said, but “they kept it very quiet.” He called his nephew “a wonderful father,” adding: “Obviously, he had some issues in his marriage as a husband. He was a hard-working man. I’ve never seen violence from him at all. Especially at this magnitude. He loves his family.”
Donald Wilson said his nephew had two children with Trinyce Sanders-Wilson. Roshaun Wilson worked various jobs, his uncle said, most recently fixing cars out of his garage.
The weapon was recovered at the scene, police said.
--Chicago Sun-Times Wire