Death Of Oak Lawn Woman, 76, Ruled A Homicide: Medical Examiner

OAK LAWN, IL — A person of interest had been identified after a 76-year-old woman was found dead on Sunday, Oak Lawn police said.

The Cook County Medical Examiner's office said the woman, identified as Maryanne Buss-Kincaid, suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the head. Her death has been ruled a homicide.

Police were called to the home for a well-being check at around 1:10 p.m. Sunday, after a caretaker found the woman unresponsive in the home in the 9400 block of South 53rd Court, according to a news release.

Officers found that Buss-Kincaid was dead, police said.

Oak Lawn police described the death as "isolated" and "domestic in nature."

The incident occurred at a historic Oak Lawn home chronicled by the Oak Lawn Public Library.