Crime & Safety
IDs Of Couple Found Dead In Wheeling Home Released: Med Examiner
A gun was discovered near the bodies of the couple, who police said were in a "strained" relationship, in an apparent murder-suicide.
WHEELING, IL — The names of the couple found dead in their Wheeling home Thursday night have been released. Marisa Dister, 46, and Russell O'Connor, 44, who police said were in a "strained" domestic relationship, resided in the 300 block of 12th Street.
Dister died from a gunshot wound to the neck, with the manner of death being labeled as a homicide, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office. O'Connor succumbed to self-inflicted wounds from a gunshot to the head.
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Police said Friday they believe at this time there is no threat to the public.
Police were called to the home in the 300 block of 12th Street at around 5:42 p.m. Thursday, following a 911 call from a person who had found the two deceased after going to check on them. They were identified as the primary residents of the home. A gun was discovered near the bodies, according to police.
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Police said an investigation is ongoing.
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