Police describe Mundelein deaths as apparent murder-suicide

NBC Chicago's Chuck Goudie reports on the investigation, while a neighbor remembers the family who lived next door.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 51,387 views a day, 16 times a normal first day on this channel (3,258).

NBC 5 Investigates untangles the Mundelein mass murder scene

A concerned relative's request for a welfare check led police to a Mundelein home where five people were found dead.

NBC Chicago's report, "NBC 5 Investigates untangles the Mundelein mass murder scene," brings together investigators' findings and a neighbor's memories of the family. Chuck Goudie reports that three men and two women were shot at close range with a handgun, according to police. Detectives describe the deaths as an apparent murder-suicide.

The report drew about 51,000 views in its first day, compared with roughly 3,300 for a typical NBC Chicago Short. That makes it an unusually widely watched upload for the station's short-form coverage.

Neighbor Samuel Escobedo recalls the older couple sitting and dancing, a small memory of everyday life beside the investigation. In a follow-up report, Goudie examines how neighbors initially mistook the gunshots for sounds connected to Sunday's Bears game festivities. Police are still investigating a possible motive.

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The numbers

The Mundelein report reached far beyond NBC Chicago's usual first-day audience for Shorts.

the video's first day

usual first day here

3,258

this video

51,387

subscribers

457,000

▲ 1,000 in the last 7 days

total views

297,788,407

views per day

48,867

typical day: 346,672

the video

views

52,634

likes

278

comments

77

days online

1

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

FOX 32 Chicago

486,000

KPIX | CBS NEWS BAY AREA

476,000

FOX 35 Orlando

475,000

NBC Chicago

457,000

FOX 29 Philadelphia

430,000

CBS Philadelphia

426,000

As of October 21, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.