Man shot to death inside Oak Forest home ID'd: officials

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Sunday, January 25, 2026
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OAK FOREST, Ill. (WLS) -- A man was found shot to death inside a south suburban home on Friday, officials said.

Oak Forest police said officers responded to the 15000-block of block of Sunset Avenue for an unresponsive person around 6:20 p.m. Friday.

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Michael Arnold, a 68-year-old Oak Forest man, was pronounced dead on the scene, police said.

The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office said Arnold suffered from multiple gunshot wounds and ruled his death a homicide.

The Oak Forest Police Department Investigations Unit and the South Suburban Major Crimes Unit are investigating the death.

Police asked anyone with information to contact their investigator at 708-687-1376.

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