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Oak Forest shooting: 4 dead in Illinois, home set on fire

BY Anas Shah Sep 23, 2022. 06:15 pm

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A shooting that resulted in a barricaded scenario and a raging fire as a neighbour remembered hearing a victim’s cries for aid has left FOUR people dead.

After neighbours reported hearing dozens of gunshots ring out on Friday early in Oak Forest, Illinois, the fatal incident took place at a residence.

According to ABC7, the terrifying act was caught by the suspect’s neighbor’s Ring camera, which showed an unidentified man killing three individuals.

The man is reportedly seen racing inside the house following the shooting and barricading himself before a significant fire started.

Video from the scene showed flames bursting through the roof and the house emitting a thick, black plume of smoke.

When the fire was put out, firemen and police officers in tactical gear were spotted entering the severely damaged home.

At around 6.30 am, neighbours reported hearing dozens of gunshots.

A woman who lives in the area told WGN-TV that she spotted several residents of the house lying in the street and driveway.

One of the girls who lived in the house where the fire started knocked on the witness’ door and requested that she phone 911, saying that “her father had shot her mother and two brothers.”

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Six individuals, including a mother, a father, and their four children, the woman claimed, resided in the home.

“There’s some blood in the street, in the cul de sac. According to what we have been told, the wife was trying to get out of the house, and she was shot,” neighbors Cheryl and Cody Wilson told Fox 5 DC.

Prior to contacting the victims’ next of kin, the names of the victims were withheld.

Police have not yet provided any details regarding the circumstances leading up to the fatalities.

The incident led to the establishment of a temporary shelter for locals.

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