Crime & Safety
Downers Grove Man Charged With Murdering Mother in Burr Ridge Shooting
Michael Zaky Bassaly, 27, is accused of shooting his mother to death early Thursday morning outside St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, police said.
Originally posted Aug. 29 at 06:57 p.m.
A Downers Grove man has been charged with the murder of his mother after he allegedly shot her to death Thursday morning in a Burr Ridge parking lot.
Michael Zaky Bassaly was the only suspect police took into custody. He was also the only witness and was the person who called 911 after the shooting.
He is scheduled to appear in bond Court Friday at 8 a.m. It is a first-degree murder charge.
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"No additional information is available at this time," the release states. "Further details will be released in bond court."
The shooting took place around 1 a.m. in the parking lot of St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church's preschool on 79th Street. The victim was transported to Adventist Hinsdale Hospital and was pronounced dead at 1:42 a.m.
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Deputy Chief Marc Loftus of the Burr Ridge Police Department said he has been told neither the suspect nor the victim are members of the church.
"We believe it to be an isolated incident," Loftus said earlier Thursday. "There’s no danger to the community."
CORRECTION: This story previously stated incorrectly that the victim was 62 years old, when in fact she was 61.
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