Surviving teens of Oak Forest barricade, fire situation being supported by family amid loss

OAK FOREST, Ailing. (WLS) — Two Oak Forest teenagers are with household after their mom and siblings have been killed throughout a barricade and hearth state of affairs within the south suburb Friday.

The video featured is from a earlier report.

The Cook dinner County Medical Examiner’s workplace recognized the victims Friday afternoon as 22-year-old Briana Rodriguez, 20-year-old Emilio Rodriguez, 43-year-old Lupe Gomez and 44-year-old Carlos Gomez.

Lupe suffered a number of gunshot wounds, and Emilio and Briana have been each shot within the chest, the Cook dinner County Medical Examiner’s Workplace launched Saturday. In addition they mentioned Carlos died from a self inflicted gunshot wound to the pinnacle.

The 2 surviving teenagers are 15 and 13 years outdated, based on their uncle Nick Navarez, and are the daughters of each Lupe and Carlos.

The uncle additionally shared a photograph with ABC7 of Lupe together with her 4 youngsters, together with her oldest youngsters Emilio and Briana.

The incident started Friday morning within the 5500-block of Ann Marie Lane, based on police.

A neighbor mentioned he witnessed a person capturing his members of the family exterior his dwelling earlier than barricading himself inside and setting the house on hearth.

The person’s next-door neighbor’s Ring digital camera captured video of the incident. ABC7 considered the video, which appeared to point out a person capturing three folks exterior of the house whereas one runs away.

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Neighbors mentioned they awoke to greater than a dozen gunshots about 6:30 a.m. Oak Forest police mentioned they initially responded to a home disturbance involving a report of gunfire within the space round 7 a.m.

After they arrived, police mentioned they discovered two gunshot victims within the driveway and a 3rd within the street south of the house.

Oak Forest police pulled the victims into their squad automobiles whereas the suspect was nonetheless on the scene. They have been taken to native hospitals however later died from their accidents, police mentioned.

In the meantime, the suspect was nonetheless inside the house when police mentioned a minor was safely evacuated to police earlier than the fireplace broke out.

Neighbors mentioned the household had lived within the dwelling for about eight years and there was some latest historical past of issues there however nobody imagined it will finish like this.

“A standard household similar to us,” neighbor Cody Wilson mentioned. “The household was coping with some stuff and it got here to that.”

“The neighbors over there have been all shocked as effectively,” Cheryl Wilson added. “They do not perceive what’s occurred.”

One neighbor mentioned the household had been performing unusually in latest weeks and mentioned he heard a variety of arguing and screaming. He mentioned police had been referred to as to the house earlier than.

“We simply kinda sat right here and watch it unfold in disbelief,” neighbor Jake Bittner mentioned. “It is a hell of a option to get up.”

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Emergency crews have been on the scene all morning and went inside to analyze as soon as the fireplace was put out.

There, they discovered the fourth deceased particular person, who’s believed to be the suspect. A gun was additionally recovered from the scene.

“We simply ask that everybody pray for the household,” Wilson mentioned.

Oak Forest Excessive Faculty canceled its homecoming parade Friday, citing “an ongoing incident locally.”

After spending a lot of the day underneath a smooth lockdown, college students and workers quickly came upon that a few of their very own friends – outdated and present – have been concerned within the tragedy.

In reality, college students mentioned one of many surviving members of the family is a present pupil and would’ve been on the sidelines with the college’s cheerleading crew.

“All people on this faculty felt for that household,’ mentioned Oak Forest Excessive Faculty sophomore, Mia Earll mentioned. “It introduced everyone down! No person was capable of actually focus. All of the academics did not actually do something within the lessons as a result of everyone was simply so unhappy due to what occurred to this household.”

Neighbors mentioned that at the least one surviving member of the family is a pupil at Oak Forest Excessive Faculty. Two of these killed have been alumni, Bremen Excessive Faculty District 228 Supt. Brad Sikora mentioned in a written assertion.

“You by no means know what’s occurring in any person’s home, or what they are going by way of,” Earll mentioned.

Oak Forest Excessive Faculty and different District 228 colleges could have counselors obtainable to fulfill with any pupil or workers member in want of assist.

Anybody with info is requested to contact Detective Sgt. Ryan Burnett on the Oak Forest Police Division at 7086871376 or rburnett@oakforest.org.