ORLAND PARK, IL — Officials say a 23-year-old Orland Park man took his own life near Orland's Schussler Park Friday, prompting a death investigation by police.
The man—who Patch is not naming—died of a gunshot wound to the head, the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office said Friday. His death was ruled a suicide.
The incident happened outside in a wooded area north of Schussler Park at 146th and Poplar Road. Police advised the public Thursday afternoon that a death investigation was underway near the park and that the incident was isolated with no danger to the public.
The man was pronounced dead at 12:45 p.m., the medical examiner's office said.
Police remained at the scene for several hours.
A free, 24/7, confidential service can provide people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress or those around them with support, information, and local resources. Call the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988.
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