Tinley Park police said Monday they have a person in custody in the death of a 17-year-old girl, who was a senior at Andrew High School.
Police responded Sunday to a home in the 7800 block of 167th Street for a possible death investigation, according to a department news release.
The girl was found in the lower level of the home, and the Cook County medical examiner’s office ruled Monday her death was a homicide as a result of multiple injuries.
She was pronounced dead at the scene shortly before 5 p.m. Sunday, according to the medical examiner.
Police said charges are pending and more information was not immediately available.
The girl was a senior at Andrew High School in Tinley Park, according to a message to school families from Principal Abir Othman.
Social workers and guidance counselors will be made available throughout this week for students, according to the message.
A neighbor of the slain girl said she did not know her or the family, but was concerned after seeing police activity Sunday afternoon.
“It’s a pretty quiet area and when you see a bunch of police outside it makes you a little nervous,” the woman, who asked not to be identified, said Monday. “I really wasn’t sure what was going on.”
