Crime & Safety
Thursday's Shooting 1st Murder in Burr Ridge History
A 62-year-old woman was shot and killed outside a Burr Ridge church at 1 a.m. Thursday.
A 27-year-old man's fatal shooting of his own mother outside St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church early Thursday morning is the first murder to take place in Burr Ridge in the village's 57-year history, according to Deputy Chief Marc Loftus of the Burr Ridge Police Department.
The incident wasn't classified as a homicide until Thursday evening, when a first-degree murder charge against Michael Zaky Bassaly, of Downers Grove, was announced. Bassaly's victim was his 61-year-old mother, Yvone Zaky Bassaly.
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Loftus said that before Thursday there had never been a confirmed murder in an incorporated area of Burr Ridge.
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"There have been some in areas that were unincorporated and later became incorporated," Loftus said.
John Gilbert pleaded guilty to the 2009 murder of Jason Dragos, a coworker at a trucking company that according to Loftus was in an at-the-time unincorporated part of DuPage County adjacent to Burr Ridge.
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Editor's note: This story previously stated incorrectly that the victim was 62 years old, when in fact she was 61.Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
