Man, 77, Found Dead Inside Orland Park Home, Police Investigating

ORLAND PARK, IL — A 77-year-old Orland Park man was found dead inside his home Wednesday evening, police said Thursday.

The man's death was first reported by the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office Thursday morning.

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On April 29, at 6:31 p.m., Orland Park Police Officers responded to 14117 Concord Drive for an assist-ambulance call, police said Thursday. Officers spoke with the 911 caller, who reported that a man was dead inside the residence. Police at the scene found Samir Kassem, 77, dead inside the home.

Orland Park police said on social media just before 8 p.m. Wednesday that there was a heavy police presence in the 14100 block of Concord Drive and that there did not appear to be a threat to the public.

Police late Wednesday night declined to provide any additional information, saying only that there was an active investigation.

Per Orland Park Police Department standard operating procedures, a death investigation is currently underway, police said Thursday. At this stage of the investigation, there is no risk to the public, police said.

Kassem was pronounced dead at 6:49 p.m., according to the medical examiner's office. He lived at the home, according to records.

A cause and manner of death have not been disclosed.

Police did not disclose any additional details regarding the circumstances around the man's death.