Editor's Note: The 10-year-old and the 21-year-old have been identified by the Cook County Medical Examiner. The latest update can be found here. Our original story continues below.
A woman and child were found dead early Thursday morning inside a townhome in suburban Streamwood, with crime tape blocking the parking lot to the complex and the Major Crimes Assistance Team on site.
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WATCH HEREOvernight, investigators could be seen walking in and out of a unit on McKool and Miller Avenues in the northwest suburb. As of 5 a.m., police remained on the scene, along the Cook County Medical Examiner.
Later Thursday morning, the Cook County Medical Examiner confirmed a 21-year-old female and a 10-year-old female were found dead inside a home at 1607 McKool Ave. Their identities have not yet been released.
The Major Case Assistance Team had also set up a command center near the scene. The group, known as MCAT, is a multi-jurisdictional team made up of 24 agencies from across the Chicago suburbs that assist in homicide and other significant investigations.
According to the Village of Streamwood website, MCAT contains units in investigations, accident reconstruction, forensic investigation, officer involved death investigations, and a surveillance team.
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Streamwood police did not immediately respond to NBC Chicago's request for more information.
This is a developing story that will be updated as more information becomes available.
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