Tragedy struck Chicago's Northwest Side Tuesday night when two elderly individuals were found dead in their Avondale residence. Chicago police officers, prompted by a neighbor's worry, entered a home on the 3300 block of North Central Park Avenue at approximately 9:15 p.m. to perform a well-being check. Inside, they discovered the bodies of Victoria Guzman Perez, 66, and Miguel Guzman Chavez, 70, as reported by The Chicago Tribune.
The pair, found deceased without signs of violence evident on the scene, has left authorities puzzling over the cause of death. Upon finding the seniors, after neighbors grew concerned for their well-being, the police have not ruled out any possibilities yet. As detailed by CBS News, another tenant in the building had requested the well-being check that led to the grim discovery.
The Cook County medical examiner’s office confirmed the identities of the deceased, while detectives from Area 5 have taken on the mantle of unraveling this mystery. While the investigation proceeds, officials have stated that no obvious signs of trauma were found at the scene, hinting at a potentially non-violent cause behind the sudden deaths.
In their ongoing investigation to shed light on the circumstances that led to this sorrowful turn of events, detectives are working closely with the medical examiner to determine the exact cause of death.
