Chicago Man Who Slaughtered Wife & 3 Daughters Said They Were Money Hungry Bitches

[Sugar Cookie]

The shocking slaughter of a mother and her three adult daughters in an affluent Chicago suburb was a “stark reminder of how quickly domestic violence can escalate,” the local mayor said Monday.

Mom Majeda Kassem, 59, and her daughters Halema Kassem, 25, Zahia Kassem, 25, and Hanan Kassem, 24, were all found shot to death at their home in Tinley Park after a 911 call early Sunday.

The husband and dad of the slain women — who was not identified — was taken into custody “without incident” after a gun was recovered at the scene, officials said at a press conference Monday. He was not identified.

Charges were pending, but details were scant to avoid jeopardizing the active investigation, officials said.


Interim Police Chief Thomas Tilton would not confirm if 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 the details of the rampage were revealed.

Illinois massacre that left mom, daughters dead is a ‘stark reminder of how quickly domestic violence can escalate’: mayor

Police were called to a home in Tinley Park Sunday to find a mother and her three adult daughters shot to death.

nypost.com

Social media identified the gunman as husband and father, Maher Kassem, 63.

 

[cubby]

Ya think it's because dad didn't like their Americanized ways?

Still he's a controlling bastard regardless of what his reasons were.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

They put the murderous bastard's name in the announcement - how disgusting.

 

[Metalfan]

Honor killings?

 

[Sugar Cookie]

According to prosecutors, 63-year-old Maher Kassem called 911 in the moments after he killed several members of his family Sunday morning, telling dispatchers only that his wife had been shot but offering no further information.

As officers arrived at his home,Kassem directed them to the basement, saying things like "they're gone" and "everything is ok." When an officer asked if anyone was shot, Kassem replied by saying there were four people shot and "I'm going to jail," prosecutors said in a bond proffer Tuesday.

When asked if he was responsible for the shooting, Kassem apparently nodded his head yes and said "I'm the only one" before leading police to two weapons in the home, the proffer stated.

As officers entered the basement, police discovered the bodies of four women, Kassem's 53-year-old wife and three adult daughters, who were between the ages of 24 and 25. They also found Kassem's 19-year-old son, who was alive and not harmed in the shooting.

The teen told authorities he woke up shortly before the inicident unfolded and heard his father arguing with his 25-year-old sister. As the arguing grew louder, the teen left his room and went to the basement, where he saw his mother, sisters and father shouting.

Kassem's wife and two daughters were trying to calm him down while his third sister continued to argue, prosecutors said, citing the teen's recount of what happened.

The teen said his father traveled up and down from the basement multiple times as the arguing continued, but at one point, he heard gunshots and the arguing turned to screams.

Kassem's son then went downstairs to see what happened and he saw his mother and two sisters on the floor. His two sisters had clear gunshot wounds at the time, prosecutors said.

That's when the teen son said he watched his father shoot his third sister before walking toward his mother's body and shooting her twice, according to the proffer.

All four victims were pronounced dead at the scene, officials said. According to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office, they were identified as Majeda Kassem, 53 and her three daughters: Halema, 25, Zahia, 25 and Hanan, 24.

Majeda Kassem was shot seven times, while all three of her daughters suffered gunshot wounds to the head. One of the daughters was also shot in the back, with the bullet exiting through her chin, according to prosecutors.

Prosecutors said he was captured on body-worn and police vehicle cameras talking about his recent retirement while saying things like "she treats me like a f---ing dog" and "I worked all my life to give my family a better home and they treat me like s---." He also made remarks about finances before saying "money hungry b---c pushed me to it," prosecutors said.

Horrifying details revealed in court after mom, 3 daughters shot in Tinley Park

Horrifying new details were revealed in court Tuesday surrounding the moments before a Tinley Park man allegedly shot and killed his wife and three daughters in a gruesome scene witnessed by his teenage son, prosecutors said.

www.nbcchicago.com

 

[Freyja]

What a way to throw away his entire family and his retirement years!