Police Search For Suspect After Home Invasion In Indian Head Park
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A manhunt was underway Thursday morning in the western suburbs, after a violent home invasion in Indian Head Park.
Police said they received a call of a home invasion at 6:45 p.m. from a home near Briarwood Court and Cascade Drive.
When officers arrived, a girl at the home told them she was home alone when she heard noises on the first floor, so she went downstairs, and found a man wearing a mask in the kitchen. The man pulled out a knife and cut her on the right arm, causing a superficial wound, according to police.
The man then fled the home.
Neighbors said the girl lives at the house with her mother and her younger brother.
"It's devastating news, and I'm just grateful that she's okay," neighbor Kathy Gianone said. "I will never leave the door unlocked again; whether walking the dog or just running to and from the car."
For some, the incident brought back memories of 14-year-old Kelli O'Laughlin, who was killed inside her home in Indian Head Park six years ago, when she walked in on a burglar who stabbed her with a butcher knife. John Wilson Jr., of Chicago, was convicted of murder, armed robbery, residential burglary and home invasion in that case in 2014, and he was sentenced to 160 years in prison.
"They said it was butcher knife, I said, Jesus, it's the same thing. There's still a lot nobody knows," neighbor Kerry Willis said.
Neighbors said the family in the home on Briarwood Court is a nice family, and has not caused any problems in the neighborhood.
Police said there were no signs of forced entry, and a search of the area came up empty.
Cook County Sheriff's police, Cook County Forest Preserve police, and Countryside police were assisting in the investigation.