ZION, Illinois (CBS) – A man was shot and killed in a home in Zion, Illinois, early Friday morning.

Authorities said Zion police officers were called to the home at 2900 Elizabeth Avenue around 2:40 a.m. for a report of shots fired. Arriving officers found a gunshot victim inside the home.

Officers and paramedics performed life-saving measures on the victim. He was then taken to a nearby hospital where he died.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the home was likely the intended target of the shooting and that the victim was struck by gunfire from outside the home.

Due to the circumstances of the incident, the Lake County Major Crime Task Force was contacted. The Lake County Coroner’s Office has scheduled an autopsy on the victim.

The investigation by the Major Crimes Task Force and detectives of the Zion Police Department is ongoing.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Zion Police at 847-872-8000.