
One person died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound following a situation that prompted a SWAT team response in a south suburban Oak Forest grocery store's parking lot, authorities said.
In a Facebook post at 2:51 p.m., city officials said the Oak Forest Police Department was asking the public to avoid the area of the Food 4 Less parking lot near 159th Street and Central Avenue.
The South Suburban Emergency Response Team was activated as a precaution, officials said. In an update, authorities said the individual, who was in a vehicle, was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
No additional information was available as authorities worked to notify the person's family, officials stated.
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