Current:Home > StocksMother, 3 adult daughters found fatally shot inside Chicago home, suspect in custody -USAMarket
Mother, 3 adult daughters found fatally shot inside Chicago home, suspect in custody
View
Date:2025-04-25 01:08:11
Police in Chicago are investigating a quadruple homicide after officials said a mother and her three adult daughters were found fatally shot inside a home Sunday.
The domestic-related shooting took place in Tinley Park, a village in Cook County and a suburb of Chicago, Tinley Park Village Manager Pat Carr told USA TODAY Monday morning.
Carr said the suspect in the case dialed 911 about 11:20 a.m. Sunday and reported his wife had been shot.
Arriving officers entered the the home and discovered what Carr called "a horrible find."
The Cook County medical examiner’s office also responded to the scene and pronounced all four victims dead.
A chimney and a decomposing body inside:Missing man's body found in chimney of central Georgia home
A mother and her three daughters
The office identified the victims as Majeda Kassem, 53, and her three daughters, 25-year-old twins, Halema and Zahia, and 24-year-old Hanan Kassem.
The suspect was taken into custody at the scene, Carr said, and on Monday morning was being questioned by police.
So far, no formal charge have been filed against the suspect, officials said.
Triple death investigation:3 men found dead outside Kansas City home after reportedly gathering to watch football game
'Tight-knit' and 'very family oriented' community
Carr said there had been no domestic-related calls at the home prior to Sunday's shooting.
He described the community as "tight-knit" and "very family oriented" with about 60,000 residents.
More information about the case was expected to be released later in the day, Carr said.
Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at nalund@usatoday.com and follow her on X @nataliealund.
veryGood! (5)
Related
- Senate begins final push to expand Social Security benefits for millions of people
- Republican National Committee plans to soon consider declaring Trump the ‘presumptive 2024 nominee’
- Apple will open iPhone to alternative app stores, lower fees in Europe to comply with regulations
- Microsoft layoffs: 1,900 workers at Activision Blizzard and Xbox to be let go
- Whoopi Goldberg is delightfully vile as Miss Hannigan in ‘Annie’ stage return
- Louisville police are accused of wrongful arrest and excessive force against a Black man
- The Best Faux Fur Coats for Your Inner Mob Wife Aesthetic
- Tom Hollander says he was once sent a seven-figure box office bonus – that belonged to Tom Holland for the Avengers
- Nearly half of US teens are online ‘constantly,’ Pew report finds
- Wisconsin Assembly approves a bill mandating a limit on the wolf population, sends proposal to Evers
Ranking
- Current, future North Carolina governor’s challenge of power
- WWE's Vince McMahon accused of sexual assault and trafficking by former employee. Here are 5 lawsuit details.
- Pregnant Sofia Richie Reveals Sex of First Baby With Husband Elliot Grainge
- Steeple of historic Connecticut church collapses, no injuries reported
- Angelina Jolie nearly fainted making Maria Callas movie: 'My body wasn’t strong enough'
- Pregnant Sofia Richie Reveals Sex of First Baby With Husband Elliot Grainge
- Puerto Rico averts strike at biggest public health institution after reaching a deal with workers
- JN.1 takes over as the most prevalent COVID-19 variant. Here's what you need to know
Recommendation
Current, future North Carolina governor’s challenge of power
Golden syrup is a century-old sweetener in Britain. Here's why it's suddenly popular.
Seattle officer who said Indian woman fatally struck by police SUV had limited value may face discipline
'Hot droughts' are becoming more common in the arid West, new study finds
At site of suspected mass killings, Syrians recall horrors, hope for answers
US warned Iran that ISIS-K was preparing attack ahead of deadly Kerman blasts, a US official says
Jacqueline Novak's 'Get On Your Knees' will blow you away
With beds scarce and winter bearing down, a tent camp grows outside NYC’s largest migrant shelter