Widow, son of late Chicago commissioner found shot dead inside home in suspected homicide: reports

Barbara Deer suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the chest and Kaleb Deer had been shot in the head, according to the report.

It is unclear what led to the discovery of the bodies.

"We didn't know what was going on," Griffin told the outlet. "When we got here, the house was locked, both doors were closed, their dog was outside barking, which is not normal.… The dog had been out for over an hour, and that was a little bit of a red flag."

Barbara Deer, a North Lawndale native, married her high school sweetheart, Dennis Deer, 51, who died in 2024 following a double lung transplant, FOX 32 and WGN-TV reported.