Two elderly siblings found dead in Oak Lawn home

Two residents were found dead Thursday in an Oak Lawn home on the 10000 block of South Maple Avenue, in what police are calling an isolated event.

Officers were sent to conduct a well-being check at the home just after noon on Thursday, after a health care worker attempted to contact the residents and requested police assistance after not being able to get inside, police said.

After police entered the residence, two elderly siblings were found dead with gunshot wounds, and officers recovered a firearm at the scene, police said.

The investigation is continuing but police said they are not looking for anybody else involved. The Cook County medical examiner’s office scheduled autopsies for Friday.

Cam’ron Hardy is a freelance reporter for the Daily Southtown.

 

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