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Man, 69, shot to death on Chicago's South Side

By Will Hager
Published  June 19, 2025 6:01am CDT
Burnside
FOX 32 Chicago

The Brief

    • A 69-year-old man was found fatally shot in the head early Thursday at a home on Chicago’s South Side. 
    • Police are interviewing a person of interest and believe the incident may be domestic-related. 
    • The man was pronounced dead at the scene, and the investigation is ongoing.

CHICAGO - A 69-year-old man was found shot to death early Thursday in Chicago's Burnside neighborhood, police said.

What we know:

Officers responded around 2 a.m. to a report of a person shot at a residence and learned from a witness that she had discovered her family member unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the head. 

Paramedics pronounced the man dead at the scene. He has not yet been identified by the Cook County medical examiner's office.

Police interviewed a person of interest and Area Two detectives are investigating the circumstances of the shooting. 

Authorities said the incident is possibly domestic-related, and no arrests have been made.

The Source: The information in this report came from the Chicago Police Department.

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