Police, firefighters and paramedics from Schaumburg responded about 10:14 p.m. Friday, July 25, 2025 to a report of a shooting near the drop off and pickup driveway in front of the Chicago Marriott Schaumburg, 50 North Martingale Road in Schaumburg. A 9-1-1 call indicated that a woman was shot in the eye, and that a physician was on scene indicating that the woman was deceased at the scene. A witness told CARDINAL NEWS that a male appeared to take down the offender to the ground before police arrived. A gun was also recovered by police. Fire radio communications also indicated that firefighters and paramedics were advised that the shooter was detained by police officers, and that the scene was secure to move up to treat the gunshot victim.
Police, firefighters and paramedics arrived to find a woman shot and down on the ground, unresponsive on the north side of the circle driveway to the hotel lobby. The gunshot victim was transported to Level 1 Trauma Center Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge where she was pronounced dead.
According to the Cook County Medical Examiners Office, a 45 year-old female of Galena, Ohio was pronounced deceased at 11:04 p.m. Friday, July 25, 2025.
The victim’s identity was released as Christine Moyer, according to the Cook County Medical Examiners Office.
An evidence tent was set up on the north side of the lobby drive; and police and forensics investigators were on the scene past 1:00 a.m. Saturday taking photos and gathering evidence. Hotel guests were allowed in an out of the hotel at alternate entrances and exits as a police yellow crime scene tape perimeter sealed off the area outside the front lobby.
There were business guests arriving and leaving the hotel, and a wedding was also held at the hotel at the time of the shooting.
There were no official alerts to the public from the Village of Schaumburg that anything unusual was happening at the Chicago Marriott Schaumburg Friday night.
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The information in this article is an early report published before any summary information was confirmed or released by police or fire authorities.
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