2 Brothers Found Dead in Lockport Were Shot: Coroner

LOCKPORT, IL — Officials Wednesday released the identities of two brothers found dead in a town house under construction. Each suffered a single gunshot wound, according to the Will County coroner.

The bodies of Marco Ceja Sanchez, 37, and 36-year-old David Ceja Sanchez, both of Aurora, were found Tuesday morning in the building in the 16100 block of Coneflower Drive. The bodies were discovered by a construction foreman; both men are construction workers.

Their deaths are being investigated as a double homicide — the city's first murders in years, according to Lockport police. The police chief told reporters investigators believe the slayings are an isolated incident and there is no danger to the community. Security video footage from the neighborhood has been obtained and is being reviewed by police, according to authorities.

Police were still on the scene at Sagebrook Homes Wednesday morning and removed evidence from the house. Autopsies were conducted Wednesday. The coroner identified the brothers through their fingerprints.

Fox Chicago reports that the men were drywallers employed by a subcontractor working in the development.

Suspects have not been identified. Police urge anyone who might have witnessed something that could aid in the ongoing investigation to call 815-838-2132.