Maher Kassem.
An Illinois man is accused of shooting and killing his wife and three daughters before calling 911 to report that someone had been shot.
Maher Kassem, 63, is charged with four counts of first-degree murder, the Tinley Park Public Safety Department says.
Police responding to Kassem’s 911 call found the four women dead on the lower floor of their home, the department said. Kaseem was arrested after “he made statements related to his involvement in the shooting,” the release alleges.
Halema and Zahia Kassem.
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“Words can’t describe how deeply saddened I am at this horrible tragedy,” Tinley Park Mayor Michael Glotz said in a statement. “A mother and her three daughters are gone, murdered in an act of senseless domestic violence. The entire Tinley Park community is heartbroken at the loss of these four innocent women, and we grieve alongside the family, friends and neighbors who loved them.”
It is not immediately clear if Kassem has entered a plea or retained an attorney.
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source: people.com
