Apr 10, 2008 10:15 am US/Central
Lake Body May Be Cabbie Accused Of Killing Parents
Identity Not Yet Finally Confirmed
CHICAGO (Sun-Times Media Wire) ―
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Authorities believe a body pulled from Lake Michigan Tuesday night is that of Artur Shehu, who was charged with killing his parents in Villa Park earlier this year.
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The body pulled from a North Side stretch of Lake Michigan Tuesday night is believed to be the 33-year-old cabdriver suspected of killing his parents earlier this year in Villa Park, an official said.
"The preliminary indications are that it's Artur Shehu, who killed his parents in Villa Park," said Paul Darrah, spokesman for the DuPage County state's attorney's office. He declined to say how officials arrived at the preliminary identification.
Officials hope to confirm the man's identity today.
An autopsy Wednesday revealed the man suffered a gunshot wound behind one of his ears, and his death was ruled a homicide.
About 8 p.m., authorities arrived at Montrose Harbor after a passerby noticed a body in the water.
Shehu, 33 and an Albanian immigrant, suffered from mental illness, his friends said. He is accused of shooting his parents Syrja Shehu, 66, and Safo Shehu, 67, to death at their Villa Park home in January.
Sometime after the slaying, police found Shehu's taxicab in the 3700 block of North Recreation Drive in Chicago -- just blocks from where the body was discovered in the water this week.
Inside the cab, a note was found -- apparently authored by Shehu -- that requested police be notified that he killed his parents. He also provided an address where he planned to take his own life, said federal court documents. The FBI aided in the investigation.
(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2009. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)
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