The shocking slaughter of a mother and her three adult daughters in an affluent Chicago suburb is a “stark reminder of how quickly domestic violence can escalate,” the local mayor said today.
Mother Majeda Kassem, 59, and her daughters Halema Kassem, 25, Zahia Kassem, 25, and Hanan Kassem, 24, were all found shot to death in their home in Tinley Park after a 911 call early Sunday.
The luxury village was voted one of America’s safest communities by 24/7 Wall Street in 2020.
The slain woman’s husband and father – who has not been identified – were taken into custody “without incident” after a gun was found at the scene, officials said at a news conference Monday. He is unknown.
Charges are pending, but details are lacking to avoid compromising the active investigation, officials said.
“Words cannot describe how deeply saddened I am by this horrible tragedy,” said Mayor Michael Glotz.
“A mother and her three daughters are gone, killed in a senseless tragedy.
“This is a difficult day and a stark reminder of how quickly domestic violence can escalate.”
Police at the scene of a father killing his wife and three daughters in Tinley Park, Illinois on January 21, 2024. CBS
Village manager Pat Carr called it a “very traumatic scene for everyone involved.”
“Our focus is on families and first responders,” Carr said of mental health care provided to surviving family members and first responders.
The alarm was raised by a 911 call from inside the home, officials said earlier.
Interim Police Chief Thomas Tilton would not confirm whether it was the suspect himself who called 911, saying that investigators “want to make sure that we dot all our i’s and cross all our t’s” before details of the rampage are revealed.
Tinley Park Mayor Michael Glotz said the shooting was a “stark reminder” of how domestic violence can escalate. CBS Neighbors outside home after shooting. CBS
A neighbor told ABC 7 Sunday that the victim and alleged killer were “a good family with a bright future.”
“My daughter knows them,” Charlotte Vaitkus reportedly said. “He went to school with the eldest son, and he employed the twins. He always talked about how they were all very smart, and they had very high goals in life.
Tinley Park is an affluent village of about 55,000 with a low violent crime rate located 30 miles south of Chicago’s Loop.
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