PLAINFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- A 40-year-old man shot and killed his wife before taking his own life early Monday morning in the south suburbs, Joliet police said.

Police responded just before 5:50 a.m. to the 1800-block of Burshire Court in Plainfield for a report of gunfire at a home in the area.

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When police arrived, they found the man dead in the yard of the home, with what appeared to be a fatal self-inflicted gunshot wound.

They found a 40-year-old woman with a fatal gunshot wound in the garage.

Four children between the ages of 3 and 16 were found unharmed in the home, police said. A family member has taken them in.

Police said the man appeared to have shot and killed his wife before taking his own life outside.

A gun was rec

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